]> 2026-10-12T17:23:34-04:00 Articles/Tathāgatagarbha Scriptures 0 en No abstract given. Here are the first relevant paragraphs: There is no traditional rubric of ''tathāgatagarbha'' scriptures, though modem scholars (e.g. Takasaki, 1974) have treated several scriptures as belonging to a thematic class, namely the ;;Tathāgatagarbhasūtra'', the Anūnatvāpūrṇatvanirdeśaparivarta'', the ''Śrīmālādevīsiṃhanādasūtra'', the (Mahāyāna) ''Mahaaparinirvāṇamahāsūtra'', the ''Mahāmeghasūtra'', the *''Mahābherīhārakasūtra'', and the Mahāyāna ''Aṅgulimālīya'' (or ''Aṅgulimālīyasūtra''). This classification is based in the first instance on the use of these and related works as proof texts in the Indian treatise ''Ratnagotravibhāga'' (''Mahāyānottaratantra''). The category is thus in some sense conceptually coherent even in an Indian context. Moreover, many of these texts take on a very significant role in East Asia where, again, they are often appealed to in various groupings. The notion of ''tathāgatagarbha'' (embryo of the tathāgatas), a Mahāyāna innovation, signifies the presence in every sentient being of the innate capacity for buddhahood. Although different traditions interpret it variously, the basic idea is either that all beings are already awakened, but simply do not recognize it, or that all beings possess the capacity, and for some the certainty, of attaining buddhahood, but adventitious defilements (''āgantukakleśa'') for the moment prevent the realization of this potential. (Radich, "Tathāgatagarbha Sūtras," 261) Academic Layout Tathāgatagarbha Scriptures https://commons.tsadra.org/images/2/23/Radich-Michael-Heidelberg.jpg Academic true III false Intermediate;Advanced Article Tathāgatagarbha Scriptures Radich, Michael. "Tathāgatagarbha Scriptures." In Vol. 1 of ''Brill's Encyclopedia of Buddhism: Literature and Languages'', edited by Jonathan A. Silk, Oskar von Hinüber, and Vincent Eltschinger 261–73. Leiden: Brill, 2015. Radich, Michael. "Tathāgatagarbha Scriptures." In Vol. 1 of ''Brill's Encyclopedia of Buddhism: Literature and Languages'', edited by Jonathan A. Silk, Oskar von Hinüber, and Vincent Eltschinger 261–73. Leiden: Brill, 2015.;Tathāgatagarbha Scriptures;Doctrine;Textual study;tathāgatagarbha;Aṅgulimālīyasūtra;Mahābherīsūtra;Tathāgatagarbhasūtra;Śrīmālādevīsūtra;Ratnagotravibhāga Mahāyānottaratantraśāstra;Mahāparinirvāṇasūtra;Michael Radich;&nbsp Radich-Michael-Heidelberg.jpg Radich, M. 2015 2457023.5 2015 Chapters in a Book No abstract given. Here are the first relevant paragraphs: There is no traditional rubric of ''tathāgatagarbha'' scriptures, though modem scholars (e.g. Takasaki, 1974) have treated several scriptures as belonging to a thematic class, namely the ;;Tathāgatagarbhasūtra'', the Anūnatvāpūrṇatvanirdeśaparivarta'', the ''Śrīmālādevīsiṃhanādasūtra'', the (Mahāyāna) ''Mahaaparinirvāṇamahāsūtra'', the ''Mahāmeghasūtra'', the *''Mahābherīhārakasūtra'', and the Mahāyāna ''Aṅgulimālīya'' (or ''Aṅgulimālīyasūtra''). This classification is based in the first instance on the use of these and related works as proof texts in the Indian treatise ''Ratnagotravibhāga'' (''Mahāyānottaratantra''). The category is thus in some sense conceptually coherent even in an Indian context. Moreover, many of these texts take on a very significant role in East Asia where, again, they are often appealed to in various groupings. The notion of ''tathāgatagarbha'' (embryo of the tathāgatas), a Mahāyāna innovation, signifies the presence in every sentient being of the innate capacity for buddhahood. Although different traditions interpret it variously, the basic idea is either that all beings are already awakened, but simply do not recognize it, or that all beings possess the capacity, and for some the certainty, of attaining buddhahood, but adventitious defilements (''āgantukakleśa'') for the moment prevent the realization of this potential. 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