Buddhadhātu
| Key Term | buddhadhātu |
|---|---|
| In Tibetan Script | སངས་རྒྱས་ཀྱི་ཁམས་ |
| Wylie Tibetan Transliteration | sangs rgyas kyi khams |
| Devanagari Sanskrit Script | बुद्धधातु |
| Romanized Sanskrit | buddhadhātu |
| Chinese Script | 佛性 |
| Chinese Pinyin | fó xìng |
| Japanese Transliteration | busshō |
| English Standard | buddha-element |
| Term Type | Noun |
| Source Language | Sanskrit |
| Related Terms | tathāgatagarbha; dhātu |
| Definitions | |
| Princeton Dictionary of Buddhism |
See page 151: In Sanskrit, “buddha-element,” or “buddha-nature”; the inherent potential of all sentient beings to achieve buddhahood. |
| Other Definitions | Literally, "buddha-element," a synonym for what Rongton calls natural buddha-nature or undefiled suchness. It is the empty nature of the mind, identical in both sentient beings and buddhas. - Bernert, Christian, trans. Perfect or Perfected? Rongtön on Buddha-Nature (2018), page 114. |
| Synonyms | tathāgatagarbha |