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- Recent Essays/Post-2 + (Who or what is the "buddha" in buddha-natu … Who or what is the "buddha" in buddha-nature? The word ''buddha'' comes from the Sanskrit verbal root √budh, to wake up and to know. Buddhist texts generally describe the Buddha as the one who is awakened or enlightened. A buddha has woken up from the slumber of ignorance and is in full awareness of the way things are. Tibetan translators used the term ''sangye'' (སངས་རྒྱས་, Wyl. ''sangs rgyas''), in which "sangs" refers to being cleansed or freed from something and "rgyas" refers to flourishing. They explained that the Buddha is fully freed from ignorance and other impure things, and the Buddha flourishes with intelligence and wisdom.</br></br>The core classic text on buddha-nature, the ''Ratnagotravibhāga'', defines the terms ''buddha'' or ''buddhahood'' as a state of enlightenment with eight qualities: unconditionality, spontaneity, incomprehensibility, wisdom, compassion, power, benefit to oneself, and benefit to others. Explore what these qualities mean and who or what is the ultimate "buddha" in the context of buddha-nature teachings by reading [[Texts/Ratnagotravibhāga_Mahāyānottaratantraśāstra/Root_Verses/Verse_I.5|Root Verse I.5.]]hāga_Mahāyānottaratantraśāstra/Root_Verses/Verse_I.5|Root Verse I.5.]])
