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• Sakya Paṇḍita  + (There is some discrepancy between Sapen's … There is some discrepancy between Sapen's use of the term tathāgata-essence and buddha-nature and other thinkers that use these terms synonymously. In Sapen's view, sentient beings do not possess the former, but do possess a more general form of the latter. So while the answer is a qualified "no" in terms of the more general debate on this issue and the way others have addressed it and asserted Sapen's position, strictly speaking from Sapen's view the answer could more accurately be a qualified "yes" as he does state all beings have a basic "inherent" buddha-nature, though this does not correspond to an essence that is endowed with enlightened qualities. The tricky issue being the equivalency of these terms tathāgata-essence and buddha-nature and the perception of the Sakya position by later authors.on of the Sakya position by later authors.)

• Kamalaśīla  + (In the sense that all beings have the potential to achieve Buddhahood.)
• Third Karmapa Rangjung Dorje  + ("Rangjung Dorjé says in accordance with RG … "Rangjung Dorjé says in accordance with RGV I.27-28 that only the dharmakāya of all buddhas truly abides in sentient beings. The form kāyas are then explained as the outflow of the Dharma teachings on the level of the fruit, which corresponds to the pertinent passages in the first and third chapters of the ''Ratnagotravibhāga''."rd chapters of the ''Ratnagotravibhāga''.")
• Atiśa  + (He uses it as a support for his position on a single vehicle and describe it is a disposition which is a causal potential for buddhahood.)
• Longchen Rabjam Drime Özer  + (It exists in sentient beings, though it is very difficult to perceive due to being hindered by adventitious stains, which are explained in detail in the long quote in [[Mathes, K.]], [[A Direct Path to the Buddha Within]], p. 100.)
• Barawa Gyaltsen Palzang  + (It is dharmata or luminosity that is hindered by adventitious stains for sentient beings and is the dharmakaya at the level of a buddha.)
• Rongtön Sheja Kunrik  + (Sentient beings are endowed with the naturally abiding gotra, but not the dharmakāya.)