Property:EncodedPosEmptyLuminNotes
A
More+specifically+he+asserts+that+buddha-nature+is+equivalent+to+the+selflessness+of+the+dharmat%C4%81.+This+is+not+exactly+the+same+as+buddha-nature+%3D+emptiness.+Kano+explains+that+this+is+a+precursor+to+that+position.+%5B%5BKano%2C+K.%5D%5D%2C+%5B%5BBuddha-Nature+and+Emptiness%5D%5D%2C+p.+111+et+passim. +
%22Atisa+explains+%E2%80%9Cthe+innate+%C5%9B%C4%ABla%22+abiding+in+every+being+as+a+cause+that+brings+one+attainment+%28i.e.+nirv%C4%81%E1%B9%87a%29%2C+but+as+being+covered+with+defilements+in+the+state+of+ordinary+beings.+He+takes+it+as+synonymous+with+Buddha-nature+or+the+mah%C4%81y%C4%81nagotra.%22+%5B%5BKano%2C+K.%5D%5D%2C+%5B%5BBuddha-Nature+and+Emptiness%5D%5D%2C+p.+101. +
B
dharmata%2Fluminosity+obscured+by+temporary+stains+for+sentient+beings+and+dharmakaya+for+buddhas.+%0A%22For+Barawa%2C+buddha+nature+thus+transforms+into+sams%C4%81ra+when+it+does+not+recognize+that+it+is+inseparable+clarity+and+emptiness.+When+it+does+come+to+that+recognition%2C+buddha+nature+then+transforms+into+the+real+dharmak%C4%81ya+of+a+buddha.+Consequently%2C+Barawa+distinguishes+two+types+of%0Abuddha+nature%3A+one+of+sentient+beings+and+one+of+a+buddha.%22+%5B%5BMathes%2C+K.%5D%5D%2C+%5B%5BA+Direct+Path+to+the+Buddha+Within%5D%5D%2C+p.+118. +
Specifically%2C+he+sees+buddha-nature+as+referring+only+to+the+dharmak%C4%81ya+of+a+fully+enlightened+buddha.%0A%2A%22Taking+the+reverse+position+of+the+Gelugpas+on+this%2C+both+But%C3%B6n+and+his+student+and+commentator+Drats%C3%A9pa+Rinchen+Namgyal+%281318%E2%80%931388%29+identify+the+actual+tath%C4%81gata+heart+as+being+solely+the+final+fruition+of+buddhahood.%22+%5B%5BBrunnh%C3%B6lzl%2C+K.%5D%5D%2C+%27%27%5B%5BWhen+the+Clouds+Part%5D%5D%27%27%2C+p.+67.%0A%2A%22Bu-ston+and+his+disciple+sGra-tshad-pa+assert+that+Buddha-nature+should+be+understood+only+in+its+resultant+aspect%2C+namely+as+only+the+dharmak%C4%81ya+of+a+buddha.%22+%5B%5BKano%2C+K.%5D%5D%2C+%27%27%5B%5BBuddha-Nature+and+Emptiness%5D%5D%27%27%2C+p.+343. +
%22Thus%2C+from+the+point+of+view+of+emptiness%2C+buddha+nature+is+the+empty+dharmadh%C4%81tu+%28the+object%29+and+from+the+point+of+view+of+appearance%2C+it+is+the+wisdom+%28the+subject%29+that+is+not+empty+of+the+inseparable+qualities+of+a+buddha.+Both+these+aspects+are+inseparable+and+are+empty+of+the+adventitious+stains+that+represent+the+delusive+appearances+of+sa%E1%B9%83s%C4%81ra.%22+%5B%5BBrunnh%C3%B6lzl%2C+K.%5D%5D%2C+%27%27%5B%5BWhen+the+Clouds+Part%5D%5D%27%27%2C+p.+75. +
C
%22Buddha+nature+was+taught+merely+as+a+means+of+temporarily+easing+ordinary+persons+of+their+fear+of+selflessness+and+of+attracting+non-Buddhists.%22+%5B%5BKano%2C+K.%5D%5D+%5B%5BBuddha-Nature+and+Emptiness%5D%5D%2C+p.+9. +
%22Tath%C4%81gata-essence+must+not+be+connected+to+either+the+first+reason%E2%80%94the+notion+that+the+resultant+buddha-body+pervades+all+beings%E2%80%94or+the+third+reason+which+is+that+causal+buddha-nature+exists+in+all+beings.+Therefore%2C+tath%C4%81gata-essence+is+neither+the+resultant+buddha-body+nor+the+causal+buddha-nature%2C+rather+it+is+the+ultimate+nature+of+suchness.%22+%5B%5BWangchuk%2C+Tsering%5D%5D.+%27%27%5B%5BThe+Uttaratantra+in+the+Land+of+Snows%5D%5D%27%27%2C+p.+16. +
%22In+his+commentary+on+RGV+I.3%2C+bCom-ldan-ral-gri+defines+Buddha-nature+as+%E2%80%9Cthe+natural+luminous+mind+that+is+inseparable+from+%27%27dharmat%C4%81%27%27%2C%E2%80%9D+and%2C+glossing+RGV+1.153%2C+states%3A+%E2%80%9Cthe+ultimate+truth%2C+which+is+unconditioned+and+primordially+existent+by+itself%2C+is+the+element+%28i.e.+Buddha-nature%29.%E2%80%9D+%5B%5BKano%2C+K.%5D%5D%2C+%27%27%5B%5BBuddha-Nature+and+Emptiness%5D%5D%27%27%2C+p.+342.+%28see+also+Ibid.+p.+315.%29 +
D
%2ABu-ston+and+his+disciple+sGra-tshad-pa+assert+that+Buddha-nature+should+be+understood+only+in+its+resultant+aspect%2C+namely+as+only+the+dharmak%C4%81ya+of+a+buddha.%22+%5B%5BKano%2C+K.%5D%5D%2C+%5B%5BBuddha-Nature+and+Emptiness%5D%5D%2C+p.+343.%0A%2A%5B%5BWangchuk%2C+Tsering%5D%5D%2C+%5B%5BThe+Uttaratantra+in+the+Land+of+Snows%5D%5D%2C+p.+73. +
%22Gro-lung-pa+appears+elsewhere+in+the+same+text+to+endorse+rNgog%E2%80%99s+idea+of+tathat%C4%81+as+emptiness%2C+and+follows+rNgog%E2%80%99s+position+with+regard+to+the+ineffability+of+the+ultimate.%22+%5B%5BKano%2C+K.%5D%5D%2C+%5B%5BBuddha-Nature+and+Emptiness%5D%5D%2C+p.+340. +
%22He+typically+describes+both+buddha+nature+and+the+dharmak%C4%81ya+as+being+ultimately+really+established%2C+everlasting%2C+eternal%2C+permanent%2C+immutable+%28%27%27ther+zug%27%27%29%2C+and+being+beyond+dependent+origination.+He+also+equates+the+tath%C4%81gata+heart+with+%E2%80%9C%C4%81laya-wisdom%E2%80%9D+as+opposed+to+the+%C4%81laya-consciousness.%22+%5B%5BBrunnh%C3%B6lzl%2C+K.%5D%5D%2C+%27%27%5B%5BWhen+the+Clouds+Part%5D%5D%27%27%2C+p.+68. +
F
Draszczyk%2C+%22A+Eulogy+of+Mind%E2%80%99s+Connate+Qualities%2C%22+2015%2C+p.+115 +
G
This+is+how+buddha-nature+is+explained+in+the+first+chapter+of+the+%27%27Jewel+Ornament+of+Liberation%27%27. +
%22In+the+later+Sakya+School%2C+it+is+the+works+of+Gorampa+S%C3%B6nam+Seng%C3%A9+%281429%E2%80%931489%29+that+are+usually+taken+to+be+authoritative.+According+to+him%2C+the+tath%C4%81gata+heart+refers+to+the+nondual+unity+of+mind%E2%80%99s+lucidity+and+emptiness+or+awareness+and+emptiness+free+from+all+reference+points.+It+is+not+mere+emptiness+because+sheer+emptiness+cannot+be+the+basis+of+both+sa%E1%B9%83s%C4%81ra+and+nirv%C4%81%E1%B9%87a.+However%2C+it+is+not+mere+lucidity+either+because+this+lucidity+is+a+conditioned+entity+and+the+tath%C4%81gata+heart+is+unconditioned.%22+%5B%5BBrunnh%C3%B6lzl%2C+K.%5D%5D%2C+%5B%5BWhen+the+Clouds+Part%5D%5D%2C+p.+76. +
%5B%5BWangchuk%2C+Tsering%5D%5D%2C+%5B%5BThe+Uttaratantra+in+the+Land+of+Snows%5D%5D%2C+p.+62. +
%22In+brief%2C+Gyeltsap+argues+that+buddha-nature%2C+or+tath%C4%81gata-essence%2C+does+not+refer+to+a+fully+enlightened+entity+covered+by+adventitious+defilements.+Rather+it+is+the+same+as+the+emptiness+of+inherent+existence+that+is+explicated+in+texts+such+as+the+%27%27Praj%C3%B1%C4%81p%C4%81ramit%C4%81s%C5%ABtras%27%27+and+%27%27Madhyamak%C4%81vat%C4%81ra%27%27.%22+%5B%5BWangchuk%2C+Tsering%5D%5D%2C+%27%27%5B%5BThe+Uttaratantra+in+the+Land+of+Snows%5D%5D%27%27%2C+p.+106. +
%2A+%22The+tath%C4%81gata+heart%E2%80%99s+own+essence+is+not+a+nonimplicative+negation+but+is+the+element+of+basic+awareness.%22+%5B%5BBrunnh%C3%B6lzl%2C+K.%5D%5D%2C+%27%27%5B%5BWhen+the+Clouds+Part%5D%5D%27%27%2C+p.+69.%0A%0A%2A+%22The+determination+of+the+ultimate+as+buddha+nature+or+natural+luminosity+in+the+third+dharmacakra+is+taken+to+be+the+direct+mah%C4%81mudr%C4%81+approach+to+the+nature+of+mind.+This+approach+is+not+really+different+from+the+emptiness+of+the+second+dharmacakra.+While+the+analytical+methods+of+the+second+dharmacakra+deflate+all+concepts%2C+coarse+and+subtle%2C+about+things%2C+the+third+one+purifies+phenomenal+appearances+that+hinder+the+proper+perception+of+buddha+nature.%22++%5B%5BMathes%2C+K.%5D%5D%2C+%27%27%5B%5BA+Direct+Path+to+the+Buddha+Within%5D%5D%27%27%2C+p.+373.%0A%0A%2A+%22In+the+third+dharmacakra%2C+the+scope+of+such+a+nonaffirming+negation+is+restricted+to+the+adventitious+stains%2C+whose+lack+of+an+own-being+has+been+established+by+inferential+valid+cognitions.+The+ultimate+that+is+beyond+the+intellect+is+taken+to+be+the+emptiness+that+is+buddha+nature%2C+or+the+element+of+awareness.%22+%5B%5BMathes%2C+K.%5D%5D%2C+%27%27%5B%5BA+Direct+Path+to+the+Buddha+Within%5D%5D%27%27%2C+p.+374. +
H
Hodor.+Hodor+HODOR+hodor%2C+hodor+hodor%2C+hodor%2C+hodor+hodor.+Hodor+hodor%2C+hodor.+Hodor+HODOR+hodor%2C+hodor+hodor%2C+hodor%2C+hodor+hodor.+Hodor+hodor+-+hodor+hodor+hodor+-+hodor%2C+hodor.+Hodor+hodor%3F%21+Hodor+hodor+HODOR%21+Hodor+HODOR+hodor%2C+hodor+hodor...+Hodor+hodor+hodor%3B+hodor+HODOR+hodor%2C+hodor+hodor.+Hodor.+Hodor+hodor+HODOR%21+Hodor+hodor+hodor+hodor...+Hodor+hodor+hodor.+Hodor. +
J
%22...He+states+that+Buddha-nature+was+taught+in+order+to+attract+those+who+fear+emptiness.+%5B%5BKano%2C+K.%5D%5D%2C+%5B%5BBuddha-Nature+and+Emptiness%5D%5D%2C+pp.+150-151. +
%22The+%5Bbuddha%5D+element+in+sentient+beings+makes+enlightenment+attainable.+This+enlightenment+is+attained+gradually+and+not+instantaneously...%22+%5B%5BMathes%2C+K.%5D%5D%2C+%5B%5BA+Direct+Path+to+the+Buddha+Within%5D%5D%2C+p.+42. +