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<i class="fal fa-dharmachakra fa-xs"></i> Read about the history of the study of buddha-nature in the west.<br>
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<i class="fal fa-dharmachakra" style="font-size: .6em; vertical-align: middle;"></i> Read about the history of the study of buddha-nature in the west.<br>
<i class="fal fa-dharmachakra fa-xs"></i> What is the main source of buddha-nature teachings? '''Read''' [[Articles/On_the_Ratnagotravibhāga|On the Ratnagotravibhāga]] <br>
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<i class="fal fa-dharmachakra" style="font-size: .6em; vertical-align: middle;"></i> What is the main source of buddha-nature teachings? '''Read''' [[Articles/On_the_Ratnagotravibhāga|On the Ratnagotravibhāga]] <br>
<i class="fal fa-dharmachakra fa-xs"></i> '''Reminder:''' [[Evidence of our buddha-nature|We already all have buddha-nature!]]<br>
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<i class="fal fa-dharmachakra" style="font-size: .6em; vertical-align: middle;"></i> '''Reminder:''' [[Evidence of our buddha-nature|We already all have buddha-nature!]]<br>
<i class="fal fa-dharmachakra fa-xs"></i> [[When the Clouds Part|Read the English translation of the Uttaratantra]] by [[Karl Brunnhölzl]].<br>
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<i class="fal fa-dharmachakra" style="font-size: .6em; vertical-align: middle;"></i> [[When the Clouds Part|Read the English translation of the Uttaratantra]] by [[Karl Brunnhölzl]].<br>
<i class="fal fa-dharmachakra fa-xs"></i> [[Research/Primary Sources|Study the source texts here]]<br>
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<i class="fal fa-dharmachakra" style="font-size: .6em; vertical-align: middle;"></i> [[Research/Primary Sources|Study the source texts here]]<br>
<i class="fal fa-dharmachakra fa-xs"></i> Learn about the [[Texts/Ratnagotravibhāga_Mahāyānottaratantraśāstra/Root_Verses/Verse_I.28| "Three Reasons" in Verse_I.28]]<br>
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<i class="fal fa-dharmachakra fa-xs"></i> [[The Uttaratantra in the Land of Snows]] by [[Tsering Wangchuk]], 2017 - A complete study of buddha-nature thought throughout Tibetan history.<br>
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<i class="fal fa-dharmachakra" style="font-size: .6em; vertical-align: middle;"></i> [[The Uttaratantra in the Land of Snows]] by [[Tsering Wangchuk]], 2017 - A complete study of buddha-nature thought throughout Tibetan history.<br>
<i class="fal fa-dharmachakra fa-xs"></i> [[Research/Secondary Sources|See the most detailed bibliography on buddha-nature thought.]]<br>
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<i class="fal fa-dharmachakra" style="font-size: .6em; vertical-align: middle;"></i> [[Research/Secondary Sources|See the most detailed bibliography on buddha-nature thought.]]<br>
<i class="fal fa-dharmachakra fa-xs"></i> [[Three_Trainings/Study|Traditional Study Guide]]
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Buddha-Nature

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What is buddha-nature?

Read about the history of the study of buddha-nature in the west.
What is the main source of buddha-nature teachings? Read On the Ratnagotravibhāga
Reminder: We already all have buddha-nature!
Read the English translation of the Uttaratantra by Karl Brunnhölzl.
Study the source texts here
Learn about the "Three Reasons" in Verse_I.28
The Uttaratantra in the Land of Snows by Tsering Wangchuk, 2017 - A complete study of buddha-nature thought throughout Tibetan history.
See the most detailed bibliography on buddha-nature thought.
Traditional Study Guide

Is buddha-nature emptiness or luminosity?
How did buddha-nature thought develop in Tibet?
The theory of buddha-nature (tathāgatagarbha, for the most part)--that all sentient beings somehow possess the innate buddhahood or potential to become buddhas--seems to have appeared in India as early as the Second Century CE before spreading to China and Tibet and beyond. The concept seems to have initially been taught as a means of inspiration, offered in response to the seeming nihilism of Madhyamaka emptiness-theory, as well as to the Yogācāra doctrine of Three Natures which restricted buddhahood to only a select few. For this reason scholars mostly agree that buddha-nature theory developed alongside--rather than part of--the two main Indian Mayāyāna Buddhist doctrinal schools, and great thinkers of each have both embraced it and rejected elements of the teaching. Buddha-nature was taught in a handful of early Mahāyāna sūtras such as the Mahāparinirvāṇasūtra and the Śrīmālādevīsūtra, and systematized first in the Ratnagotravibhāga, a treatise composed before the year 498 (when it was brought to China). From there it appears to have permeated most Buddhist schools, becoming a significant topic of debate among them.
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How do I engage with buddha-nature in my practice?
  • Practicing buddha-nature
  • Revealing buddha-nature
  • Talking about buddha-nature