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The Awakening of Faith is a key source text for buddha-nature theory in East Asian Buddhism +
Often included as one of the tathāgatarbha sūtras and, or, the sūtras that teach the definitive meaning. +
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. +
Tāranātha's expansive work on Great Madhyamaka in eight chapters. The third chapter of which is devoted to an explanation of buddha-essence (''sang rgyas kyi snying po'') and dharmadhātu (''chos kyi dbyings''). +
Outline of Ratnagotravibhāga +
The Vajrasamādhi is a foundational scripture for buddha-nature and original enlightenment theory in East Asia. +
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 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. +
A praise of Buddha-Nature by Dolpopa underscoring how Buddha-Nature is the essence of all sūtra and tantra teachings. +
Benedictory prayers using the theme of Buddha-Nature +
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.
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. +
The third book of the ''Shōbōgenzō'' presents Dōgen's views on ''busshō'' (buddha-nature). +
A synopsis of the ''Uttaratantra'' by one of the early Kadam scholars of Sangpu Neutok Monastery. +
