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What is buddha-nature?
- Read about the history of the study of buddha-nature in the west.
- What is the main source of buddha-nature teachings? Read On the Ratnagotravibhāga
- Reminder: We already all have buddha-nature!
- Read the English translation of the Uttaratantra by Karl Brunnhölzl.
- Study the source texts here
- Learn about the "Three Reasons" in Verse_I.28
- The Uttaratantra in the Land of Snows by Tsering Wangchuk, 2017 - A complete study of buddha-nature thought throughout Tibetan history.
- See the most detailed bibliography on buddha-nature thought.
- Traditional Study Guide
Is buddha-nature emptiness or luminosity?
Buddha Nature by Ringu Tulku Rinpoche
Ringu Tulku. "Buddha Nature." Pt. 1 of 3. Produced by and filmed at Karma Sonam Dargye Ling Temple, December 1, 2015. Video, 1:37:22. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e8BD50jtFgg.
Ringu Tulku. "Buddha Nature." Pt. 1 of 3. Produced by and filmed at Karma Sonam Dargye Ling Temple, December 1, 2015. Video, 1:37:22. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e8BD50jtFgg.
Ringu Tulku. "Buddha Nature." Pt. 1 of 3. Produced by and filmed at Karma Sonam Dargye Ling Temple, December 1, 2015. Video, 1:37:22. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e8BD50jtFgg.;Buddha Nature: A Talk by Ringu Tulku Rinpoche;Ringu Tulku;Buddha Nature by Ringu Tulku Rinpoche (Part 1 of 3)
Discovering Buddha Nature: Talk by Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche
In this short teaching, Mingyur Rinpoche describes buddha-nature with the metaphor of a diamond covered in mud, explaining how the innate purity of awareness can be obscured, but never changed.
Mingyur, Yongey, 7th. "Discovering Buddha Nature." Produced by Tergar Learning Community, April 7, 2014. Video, 1:48. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=srRcHz9jVrg.
Mingyur, Yongey, 7th. "Discovering Buddha Nature." Produced by Tergar Learning Community, April 7, 2014. Video, 1:48. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=srRcHz9jVrg.;Discovering Buddha Nature: Talk by Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche;Contemporary;Defining buddha-nature;Metaphors for buddha-nature;Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche;Discovering Buddha Nature
How do I engage with buddha-nature in my practice?
- Practicing buddha-nature
- Revealing buddha-nature
- Talking about buddha-nature
