Tathagatagarbha

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Buddha-nature doctrine Buddhist doctrine Mahayana Buddhist concept

Tathagatagarbha is a Mahayana Buddhist doctrine asserting that all sentient beings possess an innate potential for Buddhahood, often described as an intrinsic, pure Buddha-nature obscured by delusion.

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Observed surface forms (6)

Surface form Occurrences
Buddha-nature 6
Buddha nature 1
Buddha-dhātu 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Buddha-nature doctrine ⓘ
Buddhist doctrine ⓘ
Mahayana Buddhist concept ⓘ
associatedWith Buddha-nature ⓘ
East Asian Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ
Mahayana sutras NERFINISHED ⓘ
Tibetan Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ
Yogacara NERFINISHED ⓘ
contrastedWith doctrine of no-self (anatman) ⓘ
coreClaim Buddha-nature is intrinsically pure ⓘ
Buddha-nature is obscured by delusion ⓘ
all beings can attain Buddhahood ⓘ
all sentient beings possess Buddha-nature ⓘ
describes Buddha-nature ⓘ
innate potential for Buddhahood ⓘ
emphasizes hidden or obscured enlightenment ⓘ
non-discrimination among sentient beings ⓘ
universality of Buddhahood ⓘ
etymologyLanguage Sanskrit ⓘ
historicalDevelopment emerged in early centuries of the Common Era ⓘ
influenced Buddha-nature theories in Chinese Buddhism ⓘ
Buddha-nature theories in Japanese Buddhism ⓘ
Buddha-nature theories in Korean Buddhism ⓘ
Tibetan shentong interpretations ⓘ
interpretedAs innate purity of mind ⓘ
potential for enlightenment ⓘ
ultimate nature of all beings ⓘ
literalMeaning Buddha-matrix ⓘ
embryo of the Tathagata ⓘ
womb of the Tathagata ⓘ
metaphorUsed gold covered in dirt ⓘ
seed or embryo of a Buddha ⓘ
treasure hidden underground ⓘ
philosophicalIssue interpretation as positive language about ultimate reality ⓘ
relationship to emptiness (shunyata) ⓘ
regionOfDevelopment Indian Mahayana Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ
relatedConcept Alaya-vijnana NERFINISHED ⓘ
Dharmakaya NERFINISHED ⓘ
Suchness (tathata) NERFINISHED ⓘ
religiousBranch Mahayana Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ
religiousTradition Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ
scripturalSource Angulimaliya Sutra NERFINISHED ⓘ
Anunatva-Apurnatva-Nirdesa Sutra NERFINISHED ⓘ
Lankavatara Sutra NERFINISHED ⓘ
Mahabheriharaka Parivarta NERFINISHED ⓘ
Mahaparinirvana Sutra NERFINISHED ⓘ
Srimala-devi Simhanada Sutra NERFINISHED ⓘ
Tathagatagarbha Sutra NERFINISHED ⓘ

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

Buddha-nature is inherent in all beings → relatedConcept → Tathagatagarbha ⓘ
Huineng → associatedConcept → Tathagatagarbha ⓘ
this entity surface form: Buddha-nature
Book of Serenity → hasKeyConcept → Tathagatagarbha ⓘ
this entity surface form: Buddha-nature
Linji lineage → coreConcept → Tathagatagarbha ⓘ
this entity surface form: Buddha-nature
Great Vehicle → centralConcept → Tathagatagarbha ⓘ
this entity surface form: Buddha-nature (tathāgatagarbha)
Tathāgatagarbha sutras → mainDoctrine → Tathagatagarbha ⓘ
this entity surface form: Buddha-nature
Tathāgatagarbha sutras → associatedConcept → Tathagatagarbha ⓘ
this entity surface form: Buddha-dhātu
Nam-myoho-renge-kyo → associatedConcept → Tathagatagarbha ⓘ
this entity surface form: Buddha nature
Lankāvatāra Sutra → centralTeaching → Tathagatagarbha ⓘ
subject surface form: Lankāvatāra Sūtra
this entity surface form: Buddha-nature
Lankāvatāra Sutra → discusses → Tathagatagarbha ⓘ
subject surface form: Lankāvatāra Sūtra
this entity surface form: tathāgatagarbha (Buddha-embryo)
Jonang school → coreTeaching → Tathagatagarbha ⓘ
this entity surface form: shentong view of emptiness
Dōgen → philosophicalTheme → Tathagatagarbha ⓘ
this entity surface form: Buddha-nature