The Debate over Buddha-Nature by Karl Brunnhölzl
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Karl Brunnhölzl discusses why there has historically been such debate over the teaching of buddha-nature. He suggests that one of the main points of contention has not been whether buddha-nature is considered a Buddhist teaching or not. Rather, the debate has centered around interpretations of what buddha-nature actually means or implies. Does it imply a truly existent nature, or something that has always been there from the beginning? Or does it resemble something more akin to a nonaffirming negation that implies that buddha-nature is ultimately empty. Brunnhölzl explains that many Tibetan thinkers fall somewhere between these two poles.
About the video
Featuring | Karl Brunnhölzl |
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Creator | Tsadra Foundation |
Director | Perman, M. |
Producer | Tsadra Foundation |
Event | Karl Brunnhölzl Interview on Buddha-Nature (3 December 2018, Tsadra Foundation, Boulder) |
Related Website | Buddha-Nature |
Creation Date | 3 December 2018 |
Citation | Brunnhölzl, Karl. “The Debate over Buddha-Nature.” Interview by Marcus Perman. Tsadra Foundation Research Department, December 3, 2018. Video, 4:21. https://youtu.be/jMV3uHDWg_o. |