Property:EncodedPosEmptyLuminNotes
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%23From+%C5%9A%C4%81kya+Chogden%27s+summary+of+the+main+positions+on+buddha+nature+his+view+is+included+among+the+heading+%22Asserting+buddha+nature+as+the+compound+of+natural+purity+and+buddha+qualities%E2%80%99+being+inseparable%22+and+with+the+sub-heading+of+%22Asserting+those+qualities+to+be+the+qualities+of+the+fruitional+dharmak%C4%81ya+of+realization+%28many+Kagy%C3%BCpas+such+as+Pamo+Trupa%29.%22+%5B%5BBrunnh%C3%B6lzl%2C+K.%5D%5D%2C+%5B%5BWhen+the+Clouds+Part%5D%5D%2C+p.+79.%0A%23A+more+complete+translation+of+the+above+summary+can+be+found+in+%5B%5BMathes%2C+K.%5D%5D%2C+%5B%5BA+Direct+Path+to+the+Buddha+Within%5D%5D%2C+p.+34. +
%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. +
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%22Ratn%C4%81kara%C5%9B%C4%81nti+generally+describes+the+tath%C4%81gata+heart+as+being+equivalent+to+naturally+luminous+mind%2C+nondual+self-awareness%2C+and+the+perfect+nature+%28which+he+considers+to+be+an+implicative+negation+and+not+a+nonimplicative+negation%29.+As+for+the+ontological+status+of+mind%2C+his+%27%27Praj%C3%B1%C4%81p%C4%81ramitopade%C5%9Ba%27%27+says+that+it+does+not+exist+as+apprehender+and+apprehended%2C+but+the+existence+of+the+sheer+lucidity+of+experience+cannot+be+denied.%22+%5B%5BBrunnh%C3%B6lzl%2C+K.%5D%5D%2C+%27%27%5B%5BWhen+the+Clouds+Part%5D%5D%27%27%2C+p.+58. +
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. +
%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+%22As+to+the+interpretation+of+Buddha-nature%2C+on+the+other+hand%2C+Sajjana+and+rNgog+hold+different+views%2C+for+Sajjana+equates+Buddha-nature+with+the+luminous+mind%2C+which+is+not+empty%2C+while+rNgog+equates+it+with+emptiness.%22+%5B%5BKano%2C+K.%5D%5D%2C+%27%27%5B%5BBuddha-Nature+and+Emptiness%5D%5D%27%27%2C+p.+239.+%0A%2A+According+to+Brunnh%C3%B6lzl%2C+he+also+equates+it+with+the+%C4%81laya-consciousness%3A+%22Moreover%2C+Ngog+equates+%E2%80%9Cdh%C4%81tu%E2%80%9D+not+only+with+the+tath%C4%81gata+heart+%28as+in+RGVV%29+but+also+with+the+%C4%81laya-consciousness+%28maybe+influenced+by+the+%27%27La%E1%B9%85k%C4%81vat%C4%81ras%C5%ABtra%27%27%29.+Obviously%2C+this+creates+a+considerable+tension+with+his+definition+of+the+tath%C4%81gata+heart+as+emptiness%2C+but+he+does+not+resolve+it...%22+%5B%5BBrunnh%C3%B6lzl%2C+K.%5D%5D%2C+%27%27%5B%5BWhen+the+Clouds+Part%5D%5D%27%27%2C+p.+66. +
%22Rongt%C3%B6n+explains+that+what+is+called+%E2%80%9Cthe+tath%C4%81gata+heart%E2%80%9D+is+suchness+with+stains+%28the+basic+element+not+liberated+from+the+cocoon+of+the+afflictions%29%2C+which+is+the+emptiness+of+mind+with+stains.+By+contrast%2C+the+dharmak%C4%81ya+of+a+tath%C4%81gata+is+what+is+liberated+from+this+cocoon.+The+term+%E2%80%9Ctath%C4%81gata+heart%E2%80%9D+is+used+in+terms+of+what+is+primary+because+this+heart+%28in+the+sense+of+emptiness%29+is+explained+to+exist+at+the+time+of+the+fruition+too.+This+also+refutes+the+assertion+that+the+fully+qualified+tath%C4%81gata+heart+is+solely+the+buddhahood+that+is+endowed+with+twofold+purity+%28natural+purity+and+purity+of+adventitious+stains%29+because+it+is+explained+repeatedly+that+the+primary+tath%C4%81gata+heart+is+suchness+with+stains.+Rongt%C3%B6n%E2%80%99s+commentary+on+the+Abhisamay%C4%81la%E1%B9%83k%C4%81ra+says+that+the+M%C4%81dhyamikas+identify+the+disposition+as+the+dharmadh%C4%81tu+specified+by+the+six+inner+%C4%81yatanas.%22+%5B%5BBrunnh%C3%B6lzl%2C+K.%5D%5D%2C+%27%27%5B%5BWhen+the+Clouds+Part%5D%5D%27%27%2C+p.+76. +
He+doesn%27t+state+this+explicitly+but+his+presentation+fall+within+this+category.+For+instance%3A%0A%2A%22...he+argues%2C+%27Because+freedom+from+adventitious+defilements+is+the+very+nature+of+the+tath%C4%81gata-element+since+the+primordial+time%2C+there+are+no+afflictive+emotions+that+need+to+be+eliminated+%5Bfrom+the+element%5D.+Because+the+perfect+dharma-reality+that+is+indivisible+from+enlightened+qualities+is+the+very+nature+of+the+tath%C4%81gata-element%2C+there+are+no+virtuous+qualities+that+need+to+be+newly+acquired.%27%22+%5B%5BWangchuk%2C+Tsering%5D%5D.+%27%27%5B%5BThe+Uttaratantra+in+the+Land+of+Snows%5D%5D%27%27%2C+p.+35. +
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%22An+opinion+shared+by+rNgog+and+Sapan+is+that+Buddha-nature+should+be+understood+in+the+sense+of+emptiness.+The+difference+is+that+rNgog+directly+equates+Buddha-nature+with+emptiness%2C+whereas+Sapan+regards+the+intentional+ground+%28%27%27dgongs+gzhi%27%27%29+of+Buddha-nature+to+be+emptiness.%22+%5B%5BKano%2C+K.%5D%5D%2C+%27%27%5B%5BBuddha-Nature+and+Emptiness%5D%5D%27%27%2C+pp.+309-310. +
%22As+to+the+interpretation+of+Buddha-nature%2C+on+the+other+hand%2C+Sajjana+and+rNgog+hold+different+views%2C+for+Sajjana+equates+Buddha-nature+with+the+luminous+mind%2C+which+is+not+empty%2C+while+rNgog+equates+it+with+emptiness.%22+%5B%5BKano%2C+K.%5D%5D%2C+%27%27%5B%5BBuddha-Nature+and+Emptiness%5D%5D%27%27%2C+p.+239. +
This+is+how+buddha-nature+is+explained+in+the+first+chapter+of+the+%27%27Jewel+Ornament+of+Liberation%27%27. +
%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. +
%23%22In+sum%2C+%C5%9A%C4%81kya+Chogden+distinguishes+three+kinds+of+tath%C4%81gata+hearts%3A+%281%29+the+nominal+tath%C4%81gata+heart+that+is+the+mere+natural+purity+%28as+taught+in+the+second+dharma+wheel+and+its+Madhyamaka+commentaries%29%2C+%282%29+the+actual+tath%C4%81gata+heart+that+is+the+purity+of+adventitious+stains+and+represents+the+relative+tath%C4%81gata+heart+%28as+taught+in+the+third+dharma+wheel+and+the+Nonaspectarian+system+of+Maitreya+and+Asa%E1%B9%85ga%2C+as+well+as+in+the+teachings+of+expedient+meaning+in+the+second+dharma+wheel+as+these+are+interpreted+by+the+third+dharma+wheel%29%2C+and+%283%29+the+actual+tath%C4%81gata+heart+that+is+the+natural+purity+that+is+inseparable+from+all+buddha+qualities+and+represents+the+ultimate+tath%C4%81gata+heart+%28as+taught+in+the+system+of+Maitreya+and+Asa%E1%B9%85ga+and+in+the+third+dharma+wheel%29.%22+%5B%5BBrunnh%C3%B6lzl%2C+K.%5D%5D%2C+%27%27%5B%5BWhen+the+Clouds+Part%5D%5D%27%27%2C+p.+78.%0A%23See+also+%5B%5BWangchuk%2C+Tsering%5D%5D%2C+%27%27%5B%5BThe+Uttaratantra+in+the+Land+of+Snows%5D%5D%27%27%2C+p.+115. +
Draszczyk%2C+%22A+Eulogy+of+Mind%E2%80%99s+Connate+Qualities%2C%22+2015%2C+p.+115 +
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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. +
%5B%5BWangchuk%2C+Tsering%5D%5D%2C+%5B%5BThe+Uttaratantra+in+the+Land+of+Snows%5D%5D%2C+p.+62. +