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'''Buddha nature''' (Skt. ''sugatagarbha'';  Tib. ''deshek nyingpo''), literally the ‘essence of those gone to bliss’. When the [[Buddha]] became enlightened he realized that all beings without exception have the same nature and potential for enlightenment, and this is known as buddha nature.
'''Buddha nature''' (Skt. ''sugatagarbha'';  Tib. ''deshek nyingpo''), literally the ‘essence of [[sugata|those gone to bliss]]’. When the [[Buddha]] became enlightened he realized that all beings without exception have the same nature and potential for enlightenment, and this is known as buddha nature.


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Buddha nature (Skt. sugatagarbha; Tib. deshek nyingpo), literally the ‘essence of those gone to bliss’. When the Buddha became enlightened he realized that all beings without exception have the same nature and potential for enlightenment, and this is known as buddha nature.