The Exoteric Perspective on Buddha-Nature
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|TopCitation=Kyabgon, Traleg. ''Mind at Ease: Self-Liberation Through Mahamudra Meditation''. Boston: Shambhala, 2004: pp. 121-140. | |TopCitation=Kyabgon, Traleg. ''Mind at Ease: Self-Liberation Through Mahamudra Meditation''. Boston: Shambhala, 2004: pp. 121-140. | ||
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| − | The notion of the ground—also called the basis—is a key concept for Mahayana and later forms of Buddhism. ''Ground of being'' refers to the Mahamudra itself, or to our true nature, our authentic state of being. In Mahayana Buddhism, this ground is also known as buddha-nature. I will begin with this more widely known concept from the perspective of the exoteric approach and then proceed to link the idea of buddha-nature to the mystical notion of the ground of being, or ground Mahamudra. | + | We come now to a discussion of ground Mahamudra and some of the more philosophical elements of Mahamudra meditation. The notion of the ground—also called the basis—is a key concept for Mahayana and later forms of Buddhism. ''Ground of being'' refers to the Mahamudra itself, or to our true nature, our authentic state of being. In Mahayana Buddhism, this ground is also known as buddha-nature. I will begin with this more widely known concept from the perspective of the exoteric approach and then proceed to link the idea of buddha-nature to the mystical notion of the ground of being, or ground Mahamudra. |
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The Exoteric Perspective on Buddha-Nature
Kyabgon, Traleg. Mind at Ease: Self-Liberation Through Mahamudra Meditation. Boston: Shambhala, 2004: pp. 121-140.
