One meaning of the term is that all sentient beings contain an enlightened Buddha within them. The term first appears in several sutras which are associated with the Gupta period (c. īuddha-nature is a central topic in mahāyāna buddhism which explains how it is possible that all sentient beings can attain the state of a Buddha. Tathāgatagarbha means "the womb" or "embryo" ( garbha) of the "thus-gone" ( tathāgata), or "containing a tathāgata", while buddhadhātu literally means "Buddha-realm" or "Buddha-substrate". Buddha-nature refers to several related Buddhist terms, most notably tathāgatagarbha and buddhadhātu. Many other schools of Buddhism have related doctrines but the precise interpretations vary widely, even within the various Mahayana traditions. Buddha nature texts often use the metaphor of a hidden jewel (buddha-nature) which all beings have, but are unaware of.īuddha-nature is a doctrine in Mahayana Buddhism that ordinary people are in some way inherently the same as a Buddha. A Japanese Kamakura period reliquary topped with a cintamani (a "wish fulfilling jewel").
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