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Texts/Ratnagotravibhāgavyākhyā + (As the commentary to the ''Uttaratantra'' this is a crucial source text on the topic of buddha-nature.)
Texts/Theg pa chen po rgyud bla ma'i bstan bcos kyi 'grel ba gsal ba nyi ma'i snying po + (Based on the Third Karmapa’s topical outline (''bsdus don'') of the ''Uttaratantra''.)
Texts/Bde gshegs snying po'i bkra shis + (Benedictory prayers using the theme of Buddha-Nature)
Articles/The Dharma of Liberation + (Buddha-nature is depicted as an assumed part of the doctrine.)
Books/Jamgön Mipam: His Life and Teachings + (Chapter Eight: Immanent Wisdom addresses the theme of buddha-nature in Mipam's writings)
Texts/Theg pa chen po rgyud bla ma'i bstan bcos kyi tshig dang don gyi cha rgya cher bsnyad pa phra ba'i don gsal ba + (Commentary on the Uttaratantra by one of the early Kadam scholars representing the rngog lugs and the scholastic tradition of Sangpu Neutok.)
Texts/Theg pa chen po rgyud bla ma'i bstan bcos legs bshad nyi ma'i 'od zer + (Dolpopa's commentary on the ''Uttaratantra'', which is one of the major sources for the presentation of his unique Zhentong view.)
Books/In Praise of Dharmadhātu + (Due to its content it was one of the only works attributed to Nāgārjuna that is consistently cited in support of buddha-nature theory by Tibetan authors.)
Books/Mipam on Buddha-Nature + (In presenting a "comprehensive overview of … In presenting a "comprehensive overview of Tibetan Buddhist thinker Mipam’s work on emptiness and Buddha-nature," Douglas Duckworth is providing us with a key perspective on buddha-nature from the Nyingma tradition, one of the four main schools of Tibetan Buddhism.the four main schools of Tibetan Buddhism.)
Books/Buddha-Nature and Emptiness + (Kano's book is an essential work on buddha-nature textual studies in Tibetan traditions.)
Books/A Buddha Within: The Tathāgatagarbhasūtra + (Key book in the field on the Tathāgatagarbhasūtra from a German scholar.)
Books/The Life and Works of Kyoton Monlam Tsultrim (Phuntsho 2023) + (Many important early Tibetan works on Buddha-Nature are reproduced in this volume.)
Texts/Dbu ma la 'jug pa'i rnam bshad dpal ldan dus gsum mkhyen pa'i zhal lung dwags brgyud grub pa'i shing rta + (Mikyö Dorje explains the transmission of M … Mikyö Dorje explains the transmission of Middle Way teachings and covers the topic of provisional and definitive teachings, buddha-nature and ultimate truth. He also comments on Candrakīrti's interpretation of buddha-nature teachings as provisional in his auto-commentary.ngs as provisional in his auto-commentary.)
Texts/Saṃdhinirmocanasūtra + (Often included as one of the tathāgatarbha sūtras and, or, the sūtras that teach the definitive meaning.)
Books/Buddha Nature: The Mahayana Uttaratantra Shastra + (One of the more often read and popular translations that includes commentary from Khenpo Tsultrim Gyamtso along with Jamgon Kongtrul's main commentary on the Uttaratantrashastra.)
Texts/Sarvabuddhaviśayāvatārajñānālokālaṃkārasūtra + (One of the sūtra sources referenced several times in the ''Uttaratantra''.)

Texts/Theg pa chen po'i bstan bcos rgyud bla ma'i sa bcad + (Outline of Ratnagotravibhāga)

Books/Buddha-nature, Mind and the Problem of Gradualism in a Comparative Perspective + (Ruegg's first publication on the topic of buddha-nature since his seminal work in 1966.)
Texts/Dhāraṇīśvararājasūtra + (Stated to be the primary sutra source for the ''Ratnagotravibhāga'' in that it contains teachings on all seven of the ''vajrapadas''.)
Texts/Buddhāvataṃsakasūtra + (The ''Uttaratantra'' cites a verse from the ''Buddhāvataṃsakasūtra'' that appears in the section titled the ''Daśabhūmikasūtra''.)
Texts/Dasheng qixin lun + (The Awakening of Faith is a key source text for buddha-nature theory in East Asian Buddhism)
Texts/Kǔmgang sammae kyǒng + (The Vajrasamādhi is a foundational scripture for buddha-nature and original enlightenment theory in East Asia.)
Books/Path to Buddhahood + (The first chapter is a commentary by modern Tibetan master Ringu Tulku Rinpoche on buddha-nature, as presented by Gampopa in the Jewel Ornament of Liberation.)
Books/The Great Medicine + (The section on "The Identification of the Awakened Mind" (pages 29-34) contains extensive discussion of buddha-nature.)
Texts/Shōbōgenzō + (The third book of the ''Shōbōgenzō'' presents Dōgen's views on ''busshō'' (buddha-nature).)
Books/Mipham's Sword of Wisdom + (This book includes a translation of a root … This book includes a translation of a root text, ''The Sword of Wisdom that Ascertains Reality'', and a commentary by Khenchen Palden Sherab Rinpoche titled, ''The Radiant Light of the Sun and Moon'', and gives an easily understandable overview of valid cognition as it is understood in the Nyingma lineage. Thus, it is helpful in forming a knowledge base to approach the philosophically arguments supporting and refuting the doctrine of buddha-nature.nd refuting the doctrine of buddha-nature.)
Texts/Theg chen rgyud bla ma'i don bsdus pa + (This is an essential text for the study of buddha-nature teachings in Tibet as its author and his teachings formed the basis for one of the two major schools of thought on Maitreya's teachings.)
Books/Perfect or Perfected? Rongtön on Buddha-Nature + (This is an important commentary on the ''Ratnagotravibhāga'' for the Sakya tradition.)
Books/The Sublime Continuum and Its Explanatory Commentary + (This is the core commentary by Gyaltsap Je used in the Geluk tradition to study the Uttaratantrashastra.)
Texts/Mahāyānottaratantraśāstropadeśa + (This is the essential source text for all lineages of ''Uttaratantra'' commentary in Tibet.)
Texts/Dṛḍhādhyāśayaparivarta + (This sūtra is considered a source for the exposition of the first three ''vajrapadas'' in the ''Ratnagotravibhāga''.)
Texts/Śrīmālādevīsūtra + (This sūtra is quoted by Asaṅga twenty-eigh … This sūtra is quoted by Asaṅga twenty-eight times in his ''Mahāyānottaratantraśāstravyākhyā'', making it the most frequently referenced work in the entire commentary. Though it is primarily considered a source for the fifth ''vajrapada'', enlightenment, it is notable for its discussion of several key concepts related to tathāgatagarbha theory. These include teachings on a single vehicle and it's description of the four perfections (''pāramitā'') of the dharmakāya, i.e. that it is permanent, blissful, pure, and a self. As well as the notion that buddha-nature is empty of adventitious stains but not empty of its limitless inseparable qualities, which would become the cornerstone of the Shentong position. the cornerstone of the Shentong position.)
Texts/Ratnadārikāsūtra + (This sūtra is quoted in relation to the third ''vajrapada'' in the ''Uttaratantra'' and the presentation of the sixty-four qualities of awakening.)
Texts/Gzhan stong khas len seng ge'i nga ro + (This text argues that buddha-nature is not … This text argues that buddha-nature is not empty of its natural qualities but only the adventitious impurities in the context of establishing what is ontologically existent or non-existent on the conventional level. Thus, it justifies the position of the other emptiness in the context of the verifying conventional ontic reality. the verifying conventional ontic reality.)
Texts/Ratnagotravibhāga Mahāyānottaratantraśāstra + (This text by Maitreya/Asanga is the main source of buddha-nature teachings in India and Tibet.)
Books/The Buddha Nature: Death and Eternal Soul in Buddhism + (This text consists of a 1996 interview tha … This text consists of a 1996 interview that Dr. Peter Michel conducted with the Dalai Lama in German and was translated into English later. It should be read with the understanding that this may be incorrect translation and should not be viewed as the Dalai Lama's actual thoughts no the subject.lai Lama's actual thoughts no the subject.)
Texts/Aṅgulimālīyasūtra + (This text is included among the class of t … This text is included among the class of tathāgatagarbha sūtras and features several important concepts related to buddha-nature, such as the singe vehicle and a universal element possessed by sentient beings that is equated with the ultimately pure nature of the mind. It also includes some proto-Zhentong explanations of emptiness as an absence of the extraneous, rather than an inherent quality of nothing-ness. than an inherent quality of nothing-ness.)
Texts/Madhyamakāvatāra + (This treatise on Middle Way by [[People/Candrakīrti | Candrakīrti]] d … This treatise on Middle Way by [[People/Candrakīrti | Candrakīrti]] discusses the ten stages of Boddhisattvas, ten perfections and the nature and qualities of a buddha. A major bulk of the book dwells on the Perfection of Wisdom with focus on the explicit message of emptiness (དངོས་བསྟན་སྟོང་ཉིད་). It uses logical arguments such as the analysis of cause that is identical, different, both or neither, the analysis if result which existent, non-existent, both or neither, and the seven-fold reasoning of the chariot to establish all phenomena to be empty of self-existence or intrinsic nature.</br></br>With such emphasis on emptiness, [[People/Candrakīrti | Candrakīrti]], in this treatise, considers the sūtras teaching buddha-nature to be provisional. Buddha-nature is interpreted as another designation for emptiness and taught by the Buddha merely to help lead beings, who are scared of non-self, on the path to enlightenment. As a result, most followers of and commentators on [[People/Candrakīrti | Candrakīrti]] consider him to have rejected buddha-nature. However, [[People/Candrakīrti | Candrakīrti]]'s philosophical position regarding buddha-nature is not as straightforward as it seems, if we are accept him to be the author of the [[Texts/Pradīpoddyotana-nāma-ṭīkā | Pradīpoddyotana-nāma-ṭīkā]]. In this commentary on Guhyasamāja Tantra, which is said to have been written with instructions passed down from [[People/Nāgārjuna | Nāgārjuna]], the author accepts the innate nature of mind to be luminous and endowed with the qualities of the Buddha, argues five aggregates and elements to be buddhas in nature, and all sentient beings to possess buddha-nature. sentient beings to possess buddha-nature.)
Books/Mahamudra and the Middle Way - Vol. 2 + (This two-volume manuscript presents comple … This two-volume manuscript presents complex philosophical discourses from "post-classical" Kagyu writers and includes extensive discussion of the concept of buddha-nature. For instance, "Some Criticisms of Shākya mchog ldan’s Buddha Nature Epistemology" (page 111), andthere is a section entitled "Critique of 'Gos lo tsa ba's Separation of Buddhahood and Buddha Nature" (page 105), which includes a translation and discussion of a section of a text by the Eighth Karmapa, Mikyo Dorje, in which he disagrees with the characterization of the relationship between sentient beings and buddhas by Go Lotsawa and Rangjung Dorje. buddhas by Go Lotsawa and Rangjung Dorje.)
Texts/Theg chen rgyud bla ma'i gdams pa + (This work contains pith instructions on the ''Uttaratantra'' that synthesize the terminology and approaches of the Yogācāra and Mahāmudra traditions.)
Books/Buddha Nature (Sallie King) + (This work is the first written by a Western scholar about buddha-nature)
Texts/Theg pa chen po rgyud bla ma'i 'grel pa nges don gsal bar byed pa'i 'od zer + (This work presents a late (14th century) Kadampa view on the ''Ratnagotravibhāga'' and the associated buddha-nature teachings by an influential representative of this tradition, often referred to as the second Asaṅga (''thogs med gnyis pa'').)