All Living Beings Have Buddha-Nature: The Genesis of the Concept of Universal Buddhahood
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Direct forerunners of the idea that all living beings have buddha-nature are the Lotus Sutra and parts of the Avataṁsaka (華嚴經). The lecture will discuss how the concept of buddha-nature came into existence, what kind of factors were crucial for this development, and how the idea was described in its earliest literature. Recent years have seen a fresh and unexpected re-arrangement of the early history of buddha-nature thought. These new developments will also be presented and evaluated.
About the video
Featuring | Michael Zimmermann |
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Producer | Glorisun Global Network for Buddhist Studies,From the Ground Up: Buddhism and East Asian Religions (FROGBEAR) |
Creation Date | 7 October 2019 |
Citation | Zimmermann, Michael. "All Living Beings Have Buddha-Nature: The Genesis of the Concept of Universal Buddhahood." Produced by Glorisun Global Network for Buddhist Studies and FROGBEAR, October 7, 2019, at The University of British Columbia. Glorisun Distinguished Lecture Series. Video, 1:06:34. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aZg45nKtOTM. |