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• Go rams pa bsod nams seng ge  + (%22In+the+later+Sakya+School%2C+it+is+the+ … %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%5BWhen+the+Clouds+Part%5D%5D%2C+p.+76.)

• Dol po pa  + (%22He+typically+describes+both+buddha+natu … %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.When+the+Clouds+Part%5D%5D%27%27%2C+p.+68.)
• Ratnākaraśānti  + (%22Ratn%C4%81kara%C5%9B%C4%81nti+generally … %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.When+the+Clouds+Part%5D%5D%27%27%2C+p.+58.)
• Bod sprul mdo sngags bstan pa'i nyi ma  + (%22Thus%2C+from+the+point+of+view+of+empti … %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.When+the+Clouds+Part%5D%5D%27%27%2C+p.+75.)
• Mi nyag bla ma ye shes rdo rje  + (%22YDC+clearly+subscribes+to+the+disclosur … %22YDC+clearly+subscribes+to+the+disclosure+model+of+buddha+nature%2C+asserting+that+the+stainless+tath%C4%81gata+heart+adorned+with+all+major+and+minor+marks+as+well+as+awakening+exists+in+all+beings%2C+refuting+that+the+reality+of+cessation+is+a+nonimplicative+negation%2C+and+denying+the+position+that+the+fully+qualified+sugata+heart+exists+solely+on+the+buddhabh%C5%ABmi%2C+while+it+is+only+nominal+at+the+time+of+sentient+beings.%22+%5B%5BBrunnh%C3%B6lzl%2C+K.%5D%5D%2C+%27%27%5B%5BWhen+the+Clouds+Part%5D%5D%27%27%2C+p.+310.hen+the+Clouds+Part%5D%5D%27%27%2C+p.+310.)
• ShAkya mchog ldan  + (%23%22In+sum%2C+%C5%9A%C4%81kya+Chogden+di … %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.n+the+Land+of+Snows%5D%5D%27%27%2C+p.+115.)
• Phag mo gru pa rdo rje rgyal po  + (%23From+%C5%9A%C4%81kya+Chogden%27s+summar … %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.+Path+to+the+Buddha+Within%5D%5D%2C+p.+34.)
• Karmapa, 3rd  + (%2A%22The+tath%C4%81gata+heart+is+mind%E2% … %2A%22The+tath%C4%81gata+heart+is+mind%E2%80%99s+luminous+ultimate+nature+or+nondual+wisdom%2C+which+is+the+basis+of+everything+in+sa%E1%B9%83s%C4%81ra+and+nirv%C4%81%E1%B9%87a.+Its+essence+is+empty%2C+its+nature+is+lucid%2C+and+its+display+is+unimpeded+%28this+is+also+how+the+nature+of+the+mind+is+presented+in+the+Mah%C4%81mudr%C4%81+tradition%2C+and+the+Karmapa%E2%80%99s+commentary+on+the+%27%27Dharmadh%C4%81tustava%27%27+indeed+equates+the+tath%C4%81gata+heart+with+Mah%C4%81mudr%C4%81%29.%22+%5B%5BBrunnh%C3%B6lzl%2C+K.%5D%5D%2C+%27%27%5B%5BWhen+the+Clouds+Part%5D%5D%27%27%2C+p.+72.%0A%2AAnother+take+on+this+is+found+in+%5B%5BMathes%2C+K.%5D%5D%2C+%27%27%5B%5BA+Direct+Path+to+the+Buddha+Within%5D%5D%27%27%2C+pp.+51-54%2C+in+which+he+seems+to+suggest+that+his+views+are+more+inclined+to+view+it+as+the+dharmadh%C4%81tu%2C+which+is+equivalent+to+dharmak%C4%81ya.%0A%2A%22This+becomes+clear+from+an+answer+to+a+rhetorical+question+in+the+autocommentary+of+the+Zab+mo+nang+gi+don%3A%0AQuestion%3A+How+are+the+properties+of+purification+produced%3F%0AThey+are+supported+by+buddha+nature%2C+%5Bin+as+much+as%5D+it+is+the+dharmak%C4%81ya+of+the+above-mentioned+purity+of+mind.%22+%5B%5BMathes%2C+K.%5D%5D%2C+%27%27%5B%5BA+Direct+Path+to+the+Buddha+Within%5D%5D%27%27%2C+p.+58.to+the+Buddha+Within%5D%5D%27%27%2C+p.+58.)
• Btsan kha bo che  + (%2A%5B%5BKano.+K.%5D%5D%2C+%27%27%5B%5BBud … %2A%5B%5BKano.+K.%5D%5D%2C+%27%27%5B%5BBuddha-Nature+and+Emptiness%5D%5D%27%27%2C+p.+242%2C+footnote+4.+Van+der+Kuijp+via+Shakya+mchog+ldan.%0A%2AMathes+cites+G%C3%B6+Lots%C4%81wa+as+stating%2C+%22The+followers+of+the+tradition+of+Tsen+%28Btsan%29+maintain+that+since+the+luminous+nature+of+mind+is+the+buddha+nature%2C+the+cause+of+buddha%5Bhood%5D+is+fertile%22+%5B%5BMathes%2C+K.%5D%5D%2C+%27%27%5B%5BA+Direct+Path+to+the+Buddha+Within%5D%5D%27%27%2C+p.+33.%0A%2A%22According+to+BA%2C+those+who+follow+the+tradition+of+Dsen+Kawoch%C3%A9+%28Tib.+Btsan+Kha+bo+che%29+hold+that+since+the+tath%C4%81gata+heart+is+the+naturally+luminous+nature+of+the+mind%2C+it+is+the+powerful+vital+cause+of+buddhahood.+TOK+agrees%2C+saying+that%2C+according+to+the+Eighth+Situpa%2C+the+texts+in+Dsen+Kawoch%C3%A9%E2%80%99s+lineage+accepted+a+really+established%2C+self-aware%2C+self-luminous+cognition+empty+of+the+duality+of+apprehender+and+apprehended+to+be+the+powerful+vital+cause+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.+65.%0A%2AKarl+Brunnh%C3%B6lzl+cites+ShAkya+mchog+ldan%3A+%22The+sugata+heart+is+the+naturally+pure+wisdom%2C+luminous+by+nature%2C+that+pervades+everyone+from+buddhas+to+sentient+beings.%22+%5B%5BBrunnh%C3%B6lzl%2C+K.%5D%5D%2C+%5B%5BWhen+the+Clouds+Part%5D%5D%2C+p.+124.5B%5BWhen+the+Clouds+Part%5D%5D%2C+p.+124.)
• Rngog blo ldan shes rab  + (%2A+%22As+to+the+interpretation+of+Buddha- … %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.When+the+Clouds+Part%5D%5D%27%27%2C+p.+66.)
• 'gos lo tsA ba gzhon nu dpal  + (%2A+%22The+tath%C4%81gata+heart%E2%80%99s+ … %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.o+the+Buddha+Within%5D%5D%27%27%2C+p.+374.)
• Bu ston rin chen grub  + (Specifically%2C+he+sees+buddha-nature+as+r … 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.ature+and+Emptiness%5D%5D%27%27%2C+p.+343.)
• Jñānaśrīmitra  + (There+are+different+takes+on+what+is+view+ … There+are+different+takes+on+what+is+view+was%3A%0A%2AKarl+includes+him+in+the+category+of+those+assert+buddha-nature+to+be+Mind%27s+Luminous+Nature.+Stating%2C+%22J%C3%B1%C4%81na%C5%9Br%C4%ABmitra+cites+%27%27Uttaratantra%27%27+I.154+and+RGVV+and+explains+that+real+aspects+are+mental+forms+that+have+the+nature+of+being+appearances+of+lucidity+%28%27%27prak%C4%81%C5%9Bar%C5%ABpa%27%27%29%2C+which+he+equates+with+buddha+nature%E2%80%94the+tath%C4%81gata+element+%28%27%27tath%C4%81gatadh%C4%81tu%27%27%29.%22+%5B%5BBrunnh%C3%B6lzl%2C+K.%5D%5D%2C+%27%27%5B%5BWhen+the+Clouds+Part%5D%5D%27%27%2Cpp.+57-58.%0A%2AHowever%2C+Kano+suggests+his+view+is+is+that+buddha-nature+shares+features+%28or+coincides%29+with+emptiness+and+is+a+property+%28%27%27dharma%27%27%29+of+the+image+%28%27%27%C4%81k%C4%81ra%27%27%29%2C+which+in+turn+is+its+possessor+%28%27%27dharmin%27%27%29.+In+this+he+was+a+precursor+to+Ngok%27s+innovative+equation+of+buddha-nature+%3D+emptiness.+See++%5B%5BKano%2C+K.%5D%5D%2C+%5B%5BBuddha-Nature+and+Emptiness%5D%5D%2C+p.+61.uddha-Nature+and+Emptiness%5D%5D%2C+p.+61.)
• Kamalaśīla  + (Though+he+might+be+an+early+antecedent+to+ … Though+he+might+be+an+early+antecedent+to+the+position+that+combines+emptiness+and+luminosity%2C+Brunnh%C3%B6lzl+counts+him+among+those+that+hold+this+position.%0A%2A%22One+should+add+here+Kamala%C5%9B%C4%ABla%E2%80%99s+%28c.+740%E2%80%93795%29+%27%27Madhyamak%C4%81loka%27%27%2C+which+takes+the+tath%C4%81gata+heart+to+be+natural+luminosity+but+defines+the+latter+as+the+dharmadh%C4%81tu+characterized+by+twofold+identitylessness%3A+%22This+statement+%E2%80%9CAll+sentient+beings+possess+the+tath%C4%81gata+heart%E2%80%9D+teaches+that+all+are+suitable+to+attain+the+state+of+unsurpassable+completely+perfect+awakening+since+it+is+held+that+the+term+tath%C4%81gata+expresses+that+the+dharmadh%C4%81tu%2C+which+is+characterized+by+personal+and+phenomenal+identitylessness%2C+is+natural+luminosity.%22+%5B%5BBrunnh%C3%B6lzl%2C+K.%5D%5D%2C+%5B%5BWhen+the+Clouds+Part%5D%5D%2C+p.+56.%5B%5BWhen+the+Clouds+Part%5D%5D%2C+p.+56.)
• Go rams pa bsod nams seng ge  +
• Rong ston shes bya kun rig  + (%22Rongt%C3%B6n+explains+that+what+is+call … %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.When+the+Clouds+Part%5D%5D%27%27%2C+p.+76.)