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'''Buddha nature''' — 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''' — 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. | ||
==Terms for Buddha Nature== | ==Terms for Buddha Nature== | ||
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==Further Reading== | ==Further Reading== | ||
*S.K. Hookham, ''Buddha Within: Tathagatagarbha Doctrine According to the Shentong Interpretation of the Ratnagotravibhaga '', SUNY Press, 1992 | *S.K. Hookham, ''Buddha Within: Tathagatagarbha Doctrine According to the Shentong Interpretation of the Ratnagotravibhaga '', SUNY Press, 1992 | ||
*Douglas S. Duckworth, ''Mipam on Buddha-Nature: The Ground of the Nyingma Tradition'' | |||
[[Category:Key Terms]] | [[Category:Key Terms]] | ||
[[Category:Philosophical Tenets]] | [[Category:Philosophical Tenets]] | ||
[[Category:Buddha Nature]] | [[Category:Buddha Nature]] | ||
Revision as of 12:05, 14 October 2008
Buddha nature — 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.
Terms for Buddha Nature
The usual term for ‘buddha nature’ in the Mahayana teachings is tathagatagarbha, but in the Vajrayana the term is sugatagarbha.
- Essence of the Bliss Gone (Skt. sugatagarbha; Tib. deshek nyingpo; Wyl. bde gshegs snying po)
- Essence of the Thus Gone (Skt. tathāgatagarbha; Tib. deshek nyingpo; Wyl. de gshegs snying po or de bzhin gshegs pa'i snying po)
- Class/Family/Lineage/Heritage/Gene (Skt. gotra; Tib. rik; Wyl. rigs)
Treatises
Further Reading
- S.K. Hookham, Buddha Within: Tathagatagarbha Doctrine According to the Shentong Interpretation of the Ratnagotravibhaga , SUNY Press, 1992
- Douglas S. Duckworth, Mipam on Buddha-Nature: The Ground of the Nyingma Tradition