Buddha-nature is inherent in all beings

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Mahayana Buddhist teaching doctrine religious concept

Buddha-nature is inherent in all beings is a core Mahayana Buddhist teaching that every sentient being possesses an innate potential for enlightenment.

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All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Buddha-nature 3
Buddha-nature (tathāgatagarbha) 2
Buddha-nature is inherent in all beings canonical 2

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Mahayana Buddhist teaching ⓘ
doctrine ⓘ
religious concept ⓘ
appliesTo all realms of rebirth ⓘ
all sentient beings ⓘ
animals ⓘ
gods ⓘ
hell beings ⓘ
humans ⓘ
associatedWith Buddha-nature ⓘ
basisFor faith in one’s own capacity for enlightenment ⓘ
faith in others’ capacity for enlightenment ⓘ
category Buddhist metaphysics ⓘ
Buddhist soteriology ⓘ
connectedTo Mahayana sutras ⓘ
Tathāgatagarbha sutras ⓘ
surface form: Tathagatagarbha sutras
contrastsWith view that only some beings can attain liberation ⓘ
coreTeachingOf Mahayana ⓘ
surface form: Mahayana Buddhism
denies inherent spiritual inferiority of any sentient being ⓘ
emphasizes innate purity of mind ⓘ
potential for awakening within samsara ⓘ
encourages Bodhisattva vow to liberate all beings ⓘ
non-discrimination among beings ⓘ
implies all sentient beings can attain Buddhahood ⓘ
enlightenment is universally accessible ⓘ
influences Mahayana ethics ⓘ
Mahayana meditation practices ⓘ
Mahayana soteriology ⓘ
interpretedBy Chan Buddhism ⓘ
Madhyamaka ⓘ
surface form: Madhyamaka school

Tibetan Buddhism ⓘ
Yogācāra ⓘ
surface form: Yogacara school

Zen Buddhism in Japan ⓘ
surface form: Zen Buddhism
oftenExplainedAs innate luminosity of mind ⓘ
obscured but not destroyed by defilements ⓘ
ontologicalClaimAbout nature of mind ⓘ
nature of sentient beings ⓘ
philosophicalIssue debates about whether Buddha-nature is empty or truly existent ⓘ
relatedConcept Bodhisattva path ⓘ
Buddhahood ⓘ
Tathagatagarbha ⓘ
religion Buddhism ⓘ
supports respect for all sentient life ⓘ
universal compassion ⓘ
teaches every sentient being possesses Buddha-nature ⓘ
every sentient being possesses an innate potential for enlightenment ⓘ
tradition Mahayana ⓘ
surface form: Mahayana Buddhism

Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Chan Buddhism → doctrine → Buddha-nature is inherent in all beings ⓘ
Mahayana sutras → mainConcept → Buddha-nature is inherent in all beings ⓘ
this entity surface form: Buddha-nature (tathāgatagarbha)
Mahayana → teaches → Buddha-nature is inherent in all beings ⓘ
this entity surface form: Buddha-nature (tathāgatagarbha)
Chinese Buddhism → hasKeyConcept → Buddha-nature is inherent in all beings ⓘ
this entity surface form: Buddha-nature
Korean Buddhism → importantConcept → Buddha-nature is inherent in all beings ⓘ
this entity surface form: Buddha-nature
no-mind (wuxin) → relatedConcept → Buddha-nature is inherent in all beings ⓘ
this entity surface form: Buddha-nature
Linji Yixuan → coreTeaching → Buddha-nature is inherent in all beings ⓘ