]> 2026-10-10T09:03:34-04:00 Doctrine 0 en Wheel-of-life.jpg Buddha-nature is the spark of buddhahood in every sentient being. It is the teaching that all people are fundamentally good and that all of us have the potential to attain the complete realization of buddhahood. Two frequently used metaphors to describe this universal nature are a golden statue encased in muck and the seed of a mango tree. The first suggests that our buddha-nature is already perfect and only needs to be revealed in order to manifest our enlightenment. The second presents buddha-nature as a potential that must be cultivated in order to attain enlightenment. A third, less common interpretation is that we somehow produce buddhahood and thus acquire buddha-nature at a certain stage of religious accomplishment. These three models—disclosure, transformation, and production—are used by different traditions to define buddha-nature and describe the methods to fully actualize enlightenment. 2019-02-05T05:25:43Z 2458519.7261921 2025-07-25T13:15:15Z 2460882.0522569 false Doctrine Books/A Buddhist Bible (1938) 0 en A Buddhist Bible (1938) Articles/A Sanskrit MS. from Tibet: Kamalaśīla's Bhāvanā-krama 0 en A Sanskrit MS. from Tibet: Kamalaśīla's Bhāvanā-krama Books/An Introduction to Buddhism (Takasaki) 0 en An Introduction to Buddhism (Takasaki) Books/Bde gshegs snying po rigs kyi chos skor 0 en Bde gshegs snying po rigs kyi chos skor Books/Buddha Nature and Animality 0 en Buddha Nature and Animality Books/Buddha Nature and Preliminary Prayers and Their Explanations 0 en Buddha Nature and Preliminary Prayers and Their Explanations Books/Buddhist Philosophy and Meditation Practice 0 en Buddhist Philosophy and Meditation Practice Books/Cultivating Original Enlightenment 0 en Cultivating Original Enlightenment Books/Daijō kishinron no kenkyū 0 en Daijō kishinron no kenkyū Books/Dusting Off Your Buddha Nature 0 en Dusting Off Your Buddha Nature Books/Gateway to Knowledge Vol. 3 0 en Gateway to Knowledge Vol. 3 Articles/Is Nirvāṇa the Same as Insentience? Chinese Struggles with an Indian Buddhist Ideal 0 en Is Nirvāṇa the Same as Insentience? Chinese Struggles with an Indian Buddhist Ideal Books/La Théosophie Bouddhique 0 en La Théosophie Bouddhique Articles/La philosophie bouddhique idéaliste 0 en La philosophie bouddhique idéaliste Articles/Merging Ignorance and Luminosity in Early Bka’ brgyud Bsre ba Literature 0 en Merging Ignorance and Luminosity in Early Bka’ brgyud Bsre ba Literature Articles/Nehangyō kyōtengun ni okeru kū to jitsuzai 0 en Nehangyō kyōtengun ni okeru kū to jitsuzai Books/Nyoraizō to Busshō 0 en Nyoraizō to Busshō Articles/On the Problem of the Relation of Spiritual Practice and Philosophical Theory in Buddhism 0 en On the Problem of the Relation of Spiritual Practice and Philosophical Theory in Buddhism Articles/Painting Space with Colors: Tathāgatagarbha in the Mahāyānasūtrâlaṅkāra-Corpus IX.22-37 0 en Painting Space with Colors: Tathāgatagarbha in the Mahāyānasūtrâlaṅkāra-Corpus IX.22-37 Articles/Purifying Gold: The Metaphor of Effort and Intuition in Buddhist Thought and Practice 0 en Purifying Gold: The Metaphor of Effort and Intuition in Buddhist Thought and Practice Books/Saṃsāra, Nirvāṇa, and Buddha Nature 0 en Saṃsāra, Nirvāṇa, and Buddha Nature Books/Self and Non-Self in Early Buddhism 0 en Self and Non-Self in Early Buddhism Books/Soûtra du dévoilement du sens profond 0 en Soûtra du dévoilement du sens profond Books/Steps on the Path to Enlightenment, Vol. 4 0 en Steps on the Path to Enlightenment, Vol. 4 Articles/Tathāgatagarbha Scriptures 0 en Tathāgatagarbha Scriptures Articles/The Buddha Within: Tathagatagarbha Doctrine according to the Shentong Interpretation of the Ratnagotravibhāga-Review by Gimello 0 en The Buddha Within: Tathagatagarbha Doctrine according to the Shentong Interpretation of the Ratnagotravibhāga-Review by Gimello Books/The Crystal Mirror of Philosophical Systems 0 en The Crystal Mirror of Philosophical Systems Books/The Other Emptiness: Rethinking the Zhentong Buddhist Discourse in Tibet 0 en The Other Emptiness: Rethinking the Zhentong Buddhist Discourse in Tibet Books/The Religions of Tibet (1980, Routledge) 0 en The Religions of Tibet (1980, Routledge) Books/The Resolve to Become a Buddha 0 en The Resolve to Become a Buddha Articles/The Wǒn Buddhist Practice of the Buddha-Nature 0 en The Wǒn Buddhist Practice of the Buddha-Nature Books/Treatise on Awakening Mahāyāna Faith 0 en Treatise on Awakening Mahāyāna Faith Books/Unraveling the Intent: Saṃdhinirmocana (Forgues, G.) 0 en Unraveling the Intent: Saṃdhinirmocana (Forgues, G.) BuNayTopicTags 102 en BuNayTopicTags