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Buddha nature

Posted: Tue Nov 01, 2011 6:46 pm
by greggorious
I read somewhere that the Theravada school doesn't believe that sentient beings have Buddha nature, that it's something we have to work towards rather than uncover. Does this mean that until one attains enlightenment there's no Buddha nature anywhere to be found within oneself? That no Animals have even a microbe of Buddha nature? This seems very cold.

Re: Buddha nature

Posted: Tue Nov 01, 2011 7:27 pm
by cooran
Hello gregorious,

This has been discussed before and transferred to the Dhamma-Free-For-All sub-forum:
Tathāgatagarbha & Buddha-dhatu (DFFA version) http://www.dhammawheel.com/viewtopic.php?f=16&t=3455" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Please continue any discussion in that thread.

with metta
Chris