concept

Buddha-nature

Beliefs & concepts

The named potential or essence of awakening in Mahāyāna speech. Not atman as permanent self, and not soul as English spirit-word.

Also known as Tathagatagarbha · Buddha Nature

Buddhist traditions

  • Buddha-nature appears in Buddhist traditions.

    Watson’s Lotus Sūtra predicts buddhahood for the assembly and teaches that the one vehicle opens awakening for all — Mahāyāna buddha-nature / tathāgatagarbha-neighbor speech as that sūtra seats universal buddhahood, not ātman as permanent self and not a later technical treatise dump alone.

    from Burton Watson (translation) · The Lotus Sutra, 1993 (this translation); Sanskrit/Chinese recensions much older

    appears in · sourced · documented

sources

  • The Lotus Sutra · Burton Watson (translation)

    Burton Watson, The Lotus Sutra.