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* Read about the history of the study of buddha-nature in the west.
* [[Evidence of our buddha-nature|We already all have buddha-nature!]]
 
* What is the main source of buddha-nature teachings? '''Read''' [[Articles/On_the_Ratnagotravibhāga|On the Ratnagotravibhāga]]  
* What is the main source of buddha-nature teachings? '''Read''' [[Articles/On_the_Ratnagotravibhāga|On the Ratnagotravibhāga]]  
* '''Reminder:''' [[Evidence of our buddha-nature|We already all have buddha-nature!]]
 
* [[When the Clouds Part|Read the English translation of the Uttaratantra]] by [[Karl Brunnhölzl]].
* [[Research/Primary Sources|Study the source texts here]]
* Learn about the [[Texts/Ratnagotravibhāga_Mahāyānottaratantraśāstra/Root_Verses/Verse_I.28| "Three Reasons" in Verse_I.28]]
* Learn about the [[Texts/Ratnagotravibhāga_Mahāyānottaratantraśāstra/Root_Verses/Verse_I.28| "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.
 
* [[Research/Secondary Sources|See the most detailed bibliography on buddha-nature thought.]]
* [[Three_Trainings/Study|Traditional Study Guide]]
* [[Three_Trainings/Study|Traditional Study Guide]]
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Discover Buddha-Nature


Is buddha-nature emptiness or luminosity?
How did buddha-nature thought develop?
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