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From Buddha-Nature
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According to the colophon this work was written to fulfill a request for explanation of verse I.28 in the ''Uttaratantra''. +
Based on the Third Karmapa’s topical outline (''bsdus don'') of the ''Uttaratantra''. +
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''). +
The ''Uttaratantra'' cites a verse from the ''Buddhāvataṃsakasūtra'' that appears in the section titled the ''Daśabhūmikasūtra''. +
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. +
Stated to be the primary sutra source for the ''Ratnagotravibhāga'' in that it contains teachings on all seven of the ''vajrapadas''. +
A sūtra source for the seventh ''vajrapada'' discussed in the ''Ratnagotravibhāga'', the activities (''karman'' or ''phrin las''). This sūtra mainly underscores the point that the Buddha has no conceptual thoughts and the nature of the Buddha is eternal, permanent and immutable. Yet, the activities of the Buddha are said to appear spontaneously without any contrived thought in accordance with the needs of the sentient beings. Thus, sentient beings see the Buddha in different forms, colors and stages of life. Analogies such as a clear vaidurya stone taking the colors of the cloth on which it is placed, the sun, the moon, the earth, space, etc. are used to illustrate how different appearances and manifestations can take place without foregoing conceptual thought. The sūtra also lists the many achievements and merits such as ten powers, ten strengths, ten treasures and samādhis of the bodhisattva who follow a virtuous teacher. +
This sūtra is quoted in relation to the third ''vajrapada'' in the ''Uttaratantra'' and the presentation of the sixty-four qualities of awakening. +
Though not necessarily classified as a tathāgatagarbha sūtra, several themes related to buddha-nature are addressed in this text, such as the single vehicle, the potential for all beings to achieve enlightnement, and the permanence of buddhahood. +
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. +
A study of buddha-nature by the influential Zhalu scholar Butön Rinchen Drub. +
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 +
