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Karl Brunnhölzl

What is buddha-nature? The primordial innate freedom of every mind that is blissful and full of wisdom and compassion itself.

Maitreya

Since the perfect buddhakaya radiates,

Since suchness is undifferentiable, And because of the disposition, All beings always possess the buddha heart.

Nāgārjuna

In a pregnant woman’s womb,

A child exists but is not seen. Just so, dharmadhātu is not seen, When it’s covered by afflictions.

14th Dalai Lama

The Buddha's Teaching on the fundamental nature of the human mind has always been a great source of inspiration and hope for me.

Mahāparinirvāṇasūtra

Buddha nature is eternal, pure, real, virtuous, and will be realized by everyone in the future.

tathatā - Suchness itself, absolute reality, or thusness, as in the ultimate state of being of phenomena. Skt. तथता Tib. དེ་བཞིན་ཉིད་

gotra - Disposition, lineage, or class; an individual's gotra determines the type of enlightenment one is destined to attain. Skt. गोत्र Tib. རིགས་ Ch. 鍾姓,種性

dharmadhātu - The fundamental expanse from which all phenomena emerge. Skt. धर्मधातु Tib. ཆོས་དབྱིངས་ Ch. 法界

kleśa - Often referred to as poisons, these are a class of disturbing or disruptive emotional states that when aroused negatively affect or taint the mind. Skt. क्लेश Tib. ཉོན་མོངས་ Ch. 煩惱

"This sūtra became an important scriptural source for the discussion of buddha-nature in China and is famous for associating the term buddhadhātu with tathāgatagarbha.