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In Buddhist philosophy and soteriology, Buddha-nature (Chinese: fóxìng 佛性, Japanese: busshō, Vietnamese: Phật tính, Sanskrit: buddhatā, buddha-svabhāva) is the innate potential for all sentient beings to become a Buddha or the fact that all sentient beings already have a pure Buddha-essence within themselves. "Buddha-nature" is the common English translation for several related Mahāyāna Buddhist terms, most notably tathāgatagarbha and buddhadhātu, but also sugatagarbha, and buddhagarbha. Tathāgatagarbha can mean "the womb" or "embryo" (garbha) of the "thus-gone one" (tathāgata), and can also mean "containing a tathāgata". Buddhadhātu can mean "buddha-element", "buddha-realm", or "buddha-substrate".

Buddha-nature has a wide range of (sometimes conflicting) meanings in Indian Buddhism and later in East Asian and Tibetan Buddhist literature. Broadly speaking, it refers to the belief that the luminous mind, "the natural and true state of the mind", which is pure (visuddhi) mind undefiled by afflictions, is inherently present in every sentient being, and is eternal and unchanging. It will shine forth when it is cleansed of the defilements, that is, when the nature of mind is recognized for what it is.

The Mahāyāna Mahāparinirvāṇa Sūtra (2nd century CE), which was very influential in the Chinese reception of these teachings, linked the concept of tathāgatagārbha with the buddhadhātu. The term buddhadhātu originally referred to the relics of Gautama Buddha. In the Mahāyāna Mahāparinirvāṇa Sūtra, it came to be used in place of the concept of tathāgatagārbha, reshaping the worship of physical relics of the historical Buddha into worship of the inner Buddha as a principle of salvation.

The primordial or undefiled mind, the tathāgatagārbha, is also often equated with the Buddhist philosophical concept of emptiness (śūnyatā, a Mādhyamaka concept); with the storehouse-consciousness (ālāyavijñāna, a Yogācāra concept); and with the interpenetration of all dharmas (in East Asian traditions like Huayan). The belief in Buddha-nature is central to East Asian Buddhism, which relies on key Buddha-nature sources like the Mahāyāna Mahāparinirvāṇa Sūtra. In Tibetan Buddhism, the concept of Buddha-nature is equally important and often studied through the key Indian treatise on Buddha-nature, the Ratnagotravibhāga (3rd–5th century CE).

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Cultivating Good Habits Foundation of Sitting

Serial: BZ-00356A

Saturday Lecture

Zazen, Posture, Discrimination, Hindrances, Silent Illumination, Buddha Nature,...
Aug 15 1998
Berkeley Zen Center

Blue Cliff Record: #9

Serial: BZ-00353B

Joshu's 4 Gates, Saturday Lecture

Joshu, BCR-9, Enemies, Buddha Nature, Discrimination, Passions, Ego, Non-duality,...
Jul 18 1998
Berkeley Zen Center

Zaikke Tokudo (Jukai)

Serial: BZ-00351A

Saturday Lecture

Zaike Tokudo, Jukai, Ordination, Precepts, Lay Ordination, Lineage, Karma, Buddha...
Jun 20 1998
Berkeley Zen Center

Bodhidharma: Myth and Legacy Unveiled

Bodhidharma, Buddha Nature, Time
Apr 25 1998
Unknown

Community Precepts

Precepts, Bodhisattva Precepts, Vow, Buddha Nature, Daily Life, Practice Period,...
Mar 14 1998
Berkeley Zen Center

Sunday Lecture

Precepts, Emptiness, Offering, Bodhisattva Precepts, New Year, Observe, Ceremony,...
Jan 04 1998
Green Gulch Farm

December 14th, 1997, Serial No. 02886

Buddha Nature, Practice Period, Lotus Sutra
Dec 14 1997

Forgiveness

Serial: BZ-00339B

Saturday Lecture

Forgiveness, Forgiveness, Anger, Buddha Nature, New Year, Karma, confusion, Samsara,...
Dec 13 1997
Berkeley Zen Center

Right Effort, Right Mindfulness, Rigth Concentration

Serial: BZ-01067

Rohatsu Day 3

Mindfulness, Right Effort, Concentration, American, Dependent Origination, Don't...
Dec 03 1997
Berkeley Zen Center

Precepts Class

Precepts, Confession-and-Repentance, Repentance, Evil, Liberation, Buddha Nature,...
Nov 17 1997
Green Gulch Farm

Precepts Class

Serial: SF-03532

Brief Review of Class 1 - the Three Refuges

Precepts, Emptiness, Three Treasures, Bodhisattva Precepts, Vow, Buddha Nature,...
Oct 27 1997
Green Gulch Farm

Chao Chou's Four Gates

Serial: SF-03239

Sunday Lecture: case 9 of the Blue Cliff Record: "What is Chao Chou?" "East gate, west gate, south gate, north gate"

Practice Period, Ordinary Mind, Buddha Nature, Blue Cliff Record, Suzuki Roshi,...
Oct 19 1997
Green Gulch Farm

Recognizing Enlightenment

Serial: BZ-00322B

Saturday Lecture

Enlightenment, Koan, Doubt, Constancy, Discrimination, Duality, Buddha Nature,...
Sep 26 1997
Berkeley Zen Center

Sun Buddha, Moon Buddha

Blue Cliff Record, Mindfulness, Sixth Patriarch, Culture, American, Emotions,...
Aug 02 1997
Berkeley Zen Center

Heart Sutra

Serial: BZ-00842

Class 3 of 4

Four Noble Truths, Precepts, Don't Know Mind, Subject-and-Object, causation,...
Jul 24 1997
3
Berkeley Zen Center

Heart Sutra

Serial: BZ-00843

Class 2 of 4

Heart Sutra, Separation, Oneness, Mahayana, Zazen Mind, Buddha Nature, Patience,...
Jul 17 1997
2
Berkeley Zen Center

Blue Cliff Record: Case #40

Serial: BZ-00316B

Nansen's "This Flower", Saturday Lecture

Nansen, BCR-40, Buddha Nature, Pure Existence, Interdependence, Oneness, Conversation...
Jul 05 1997
Berkeley Zen Center

Sesshin Is Great Patience: Letting Go Of Pain

Serial: BZ-00314B

Sesshin Day 3

Sesshin, Patience, Pain, Happiness, Patience, Discrimination, Demons, Duality,...
Jun 20 1997
Berkeley Zen Center

How We Practice: Dogen's "Thoroughness"

Serial: BZ-00314A

Sesshin Day 2

Practice, Dogen, Big Mind, Buddha Nature, Thoroughness, Bowing, Duality, Non-...
Jun 19 1997
Berkeley Zen Center

Zadankai

Serial: BZ-00114

Lecture

Ordinary Mind, Conversation, Buddha Nature, Silent Illumination, Religion, Soto Zen,...
Jun 16 1997
San Francisco Zen Center

Zadankai

Serial: BZ-00779

Discussion

Ordinary Mind, Silent Illumination, Conversation, Soto Zen, Buddha Nature, Religion,...
Jun 16 1997
San Francisco Zen Center

Is An Enlightened Person Free of Cause and Effect?

Serial: BZ-00313A

Saturday Lecture

Hyakujo, Enlightenment, Cause-and-Effect, Fox, causation, Karma, Funeral, Precepts,...
Jun 14 1997
Berkeley Zen Center

Precepts

Serial: BZ-00535

Class 6 of 6

Offering, Precepts, Buddha Nature, Attachment, Six Realms, Interdependence, Gratitude...
Jun 12 1997
6
Berkeley Zen Center

June 12th, 1997, Serial No. 01462, Side A

Precepts, Attachment, Offering, Buddha Nature, Six Realms, Interdependence, Gratitude...
Jun 12 1997

Mindfulness in a Single Chip

Ceremony, Don't Know Mind, Concentration, Way-Seeking Mind, Buddha Nature...
Jun 03 1997

Anger, Failure and Pure Existence

Buddha Nature, Pure Existence, Anger, Practice Period, Karma, Renewal, Bodhisattva...
May 24 1997
Berkeley Zen Center

Nansen Cuts the Cat

Serial: BZ-00363B

Saturday Lecture

Nansen, Book of Serenity, Don't Know Mind, Subject-and-Object, Duality, Precepts...
May 17 1997
Berkeley Zen Center

Precepts

Serial: BZ-00539

Class 2 of 6

Precepts, Offering, Evil, Buddha Nature, Anger, Sixth Patriarch, Emotions, Addiction...
May 15 1997
2
Berkeley Zen Center

May 15th, 1997, Serial No. 01457

Precepts, Offering, Evil, Anger, Buddha Nature, Emotions, Addiction, Sixth Patriarch...
May 15 1997

May 8th, 1997, Serial No. 01455

Precepts, Buddha Nature, Perfect Wisdom, Sangha, Buddha Mind, Birth-and-Death,...
May 08 1997

Precepts

Serial: BZ-00672

Class 1 of 6

Precepts, Buddha Nature, Buddha Mind, Sangha, Perfect Wisdom, Evil, Mahayana, Birth-...
May 08 1997
1
Berkeley Zen Center

Unleashing Your Zen Potential

Ceremony, Thich Nhat Hanh, Concentration, Balance, Buddha Nature
May 07 1997

Embrace Freedom of Inner Exploration

Ceremony, Thich Nhat Hanh, Concentration, Balance, Buddha Nature
May 07 1997

Embracing Buddha Nature Through Practice

Serial: RB-01583B

Practice-Week

Buddha, Buddha Nature, Intention
May 1997
Johanneshof

Buddha’s Birthday Story

Buddha's Birthday, Lay, Buddha Nature, Peace
Apr 05 1997
Berkeley Zen Center

Mumonkan: Case #12

Serial: BZ-00782B

Zuigan Checks Himself, Saturday Lecture

Zuigan, MM-12, Ego, Big Mind, Buddha Nature, Peace, Birth-and-Death, Emotions, Demons...
Feb 08 1997
Berkeley Zen Center

On The Dharma Transmission Ceremony

Serial: SF-03638

Sunday Lecture

Transmission, Ceremony, Vow, Intimacy, Tassajara Zen Mountain Center, Teacher-and-...
Dec 15 1996
Green Gulch Farm

Title Unknown

Serial: BZ-00808A

Rohatsu Day 4

Instruction, Concentration, Buddha Nature, Sixth Patriarch, Continuous Practice,...
Dec 05 1996
Berkeley Zen Center

Dogen’s Four Methods of Guidance

Buddha Nature, Precepts, Vow, Enemies, Bodhisattva Precepts, Lay, Greed, Bodhisattva...
Oct 26 1996
Berkeley Zen Center

Mumonkan: Case #46

Serial: BZ-00789A

100 Foot Pole, Barriers in Practice, Saturday Lecture

MM-46, Beginners, Sixth Patriarch, Lotus Sutra, Non-duality, Birth-and-Death, Buddha...
Oct 19 1996
Berkeley Zen Center

Blue Cliff Record: Case #41

Serial: BZ-00790B

Ashes in the Students' Eyes., Saturday Lecture

BCR-41, Ego, Monastic Practice, Priest, Buddha Nature, Lay, Bodhidharma, Oneness,...
Oct 12 1996
Berkeley Zen Center

Five Lords or Powers

Serial: BZ-00792A

Saturday Lecture

Concentration, Mindfulness, Buddha Nature, Offering, Bowing, Ego, Samadhi, Daily Life...
Sep 06 1996
Berkeley Zen Center

More Hongzhi: Oriyoki, Birth & Death

Serial: BZ-00793B

Sesshin Day 3

Hongzhi, Birth-and-Death, Oryoki, Birth-and-Death, Posture, Buddha Nature, Emotions,...
Sep 02 1996
Berkeley Zen Center

Hongzhi: Can't Find Oneness; Finding Our True Personality

Serial: BZ-00793A

Sesshin Day 2

Hongzhi, Oneness, Buddha Nature, Constancy, Emotions, Posture, Don't Know Mind,...
Sep 01 1996
Berkeley Zen Center

Zen Wisdom in Everyday Practice

Practice Period, Dharma Transmission, Buddha Nature, Building
Sep 1996

Platform Sutra

Serial: BZ-00256

Class 9 of 9

Ego, Buddha Nature, Discrimination, Attachment, Karmic Consciousness, Big Mind,...
Aug 29 1996
9
Berkeley Zen Center

Platform Sutra

Serial: BZ-00257

Class 8 of 9

Lotus Sutra, Ego, Buddha Nature, Heart Sutra, Bodhidharma, Separation, Duality,...
Aug 22 1996
8
Berkeley Zen Center

Platform Sutra

Serial: BZ-00255

Class 7 of 9

Lotus Sutra, Buddha Nature, Heart Sutra, Mahayana, Sixth Patriarch, Samsara, Building...
Aug 08 1996
7
Berkeley Zen Center

Bodhisattva Ceremony

Serial: BZ-00799B

Saturday Lecture

Bodhisattva Ceremony, Karma, Four Noble Truths, Teacher-and-Student, Buddha Nature,...
Jul 06 1996
Berkeley Zen Center

Nonobjectivity

Serial: BZ-00801B

Sesshin Day 3 Lecture

Practice Period, Platform Sutra, Intimacy, Attachment, Buddha Nature, Composure,...
Jun 21 1996
Berkeley Zen Center

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