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'''Buddha Nature''' - ([[Sugatagarbha]] / [[bde gshegs snying po]])
All-ground ([[kun gzhi]])
==Description==
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*It is not an "entity" but ultimate [[nature of mind]], free from veils of [[ignorance]]. Every [[sentient being]] has the potential to actualize this [[buddha nature]] by revealing perfect knowingness through [[pristine cognition]] of this [[nature of mind]]. This is in a way the "primordial goodness" of [[sentient being]]s. The innate all-pervasive [[primordial purity]]. [[MR]]
alaya - all-ground. Literally, the 'foundation of all things.' The basis of mind and both pure and impure phenomena. This word has different meanings in different contexts and should be understood accordingly. Sometimes it is synonymous with buddha nature or dharmakaya, the recognition of which is the basis for all pure phenomena; other times, as in the case of the 'ignorant all-ground,' it refers to a neutral state of dualistic mind that has not been embraced by innate wakefulness and thus is the basis for samsaric experience [RY]


*Buddha nature ([[bde gshegs snying po]]). [[Sugata garbha]], the essence of the sugatas; the potential for enlightenment or enlightened nature that is inherently present in each sentient being. For a detailed discussions, see Thrangu Rinpoche's 'Buddha Nature,' Rangjung Yeshe Publications. [[RY]]
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==Etymology==
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==Relevance==
*The buddha nature principle is most directly linked with [[Buddha Shakyamuni]]'s [[third turning of the wheel of Dharma]], where he addressed this topic at length in such [[sutra]]s as [[Tathagatagarbha Sutra]], the [[Mahayana Mahaparinirvana Sutra]], and the [[Lankavatara Sutra]], amongst others. Despite their roots in the [[Sutra]] tradition of the [[Mahayana]], these teachings are also closely linked with the view and practice of the various [[Vajrayana]] traditions, such as [[Mahamudra]] and [[Dzogchen]]. [[CJD]]
 
 
==Related Terms==
*[[Wisdom]]
 
==Alternate Translations==
*[[Buddha Essence]]
*[[Sugata Essence]]
 
 
==External links==
*[http://www.webspawner.com/users/bodhisattva/index.html "Buddha Nature" sutras]
*[http://www.nirvanasutra.org.uk Nirvana Sutra]
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddha-nature Wikipedia Buddha Nature page]
 
 
==References==
 
 
[[Category: Mahayana Terms]]

Latest revision as of 22:57, 23 January 2006

All-ground (kun gzhi)

alaya - all-ground. Literally, the 'foundation of all things.' The basis of mind and both pure and impure phenomena. This word has different meanings in different contexts and should be understood accordingly. Sometimes it is synonymous with buddha nature or dharmakaya, the recognition of which is the basis for all pure phenomena; other times, as in the case of the 'ignorant all-ground,' it refers to a neutral state of dualistic mind that has not been embraced by innate wakefulness and thus is the basis for samsaric experience [RY]

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