]> 2026-10-16T05:40:01-04:00 Ideas 0 en Sthiramati.jpg Is buddha-nature already perfected and simply obscured by delusion, or is it a seed or potential that must be cultivated and perfected? Is it the mind's natural luminosity, or is it the same as emptiness? Are buddha-nature teachings [[nītārtha|definitive]] or [[neyārtha|provisional]]? These are questions that cut to the heart of Mahāyāna Buddhist doctrine regarding the nature of enlightenment, reality, and the Path. 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