taTatA
Tathatā (feminine) [abstract from tathā > tatha] state of being such, such-likeness, similarity, correspondence Vism 518.
tathatā , f. , and tathatva , nt. , once tathatvatā (= Pali tathatā, tathatta; note that Pali has actually an adj. and subst. tatha = sacca, Skt. satya, true, truth ; it has not been noted in BHS ; it was prob. a Pali back-formation from these nouns, and/or from such Bhvr. cpds. as vi-tatha; BHS also has the more Sktized tathātā, °tva , qq.v. , but they are rare), true essence, actuality, truth : (the SP is) asaṃbhinna-tathatā SP 473.8 (prose), unmixed truth ( Kern ); tathatā bhavet katividhā Laṅk 25.17 ( vs ); tathatāparivarto nāma AsP 306.1 (title of chapter); anujātas tathatāṃ subhūtiḥ sthaviras tathāgatasya 307.1 (prose), the Elder S. is created after the manner of the truth (true nature) of the T. ; and often in the sequel; tathatā tathateti … śūnyatāyā etad adhivacanaṃ Śikṣ 263.1 (prose), ‘truth, truth’—this is a designation for nullity ; sāsau paramā (so prob. read for ed. sā sauparamā) taṭhatā [Page248-b] … Bbh 38.26 (prose), this is that supreme truth ; tathatāyāṃ tathatvataḥ (… dharmavideśo) LV 437.1 ( vs ; v.l. tathātvataḥ), in truth, according to reality ; both stems together also in tathata-sama tathatvād (dharmatā) Dbh.g. 26(52).2 , alike in true nature according to truth ; tathatvāya ( i.319.6 °āye) dhārayiṣyanti Mv i.319.6 ; ii.257.15 ; iii.337.15 (prose), will hold it fast for truth, make certain that it is true ; tathatvāya pratipadyate ( Gv °yante) Dbh 19.13 ; Gv 181.14 (prose); ekā ca tasya (read tasyo; sc. dharmasya) samatā tathatvam SP 128.6 ( vs ), it has one sameness and true nature ; tathatvatāyāṃ (! loc. sg. ) pratipanno KP 125.4 (prose), resorted to the truth ; tathatāyāṃ, in truth , AsP 320.15 ; 321.2 (see pravibhāvayati ).
(fem, fem, abstr, from tathā) reality; suchness; actuality reality, such likeness, actuality Construction: tathā + tā