Bodhicitta Posted January 14, 2017 Rulu's latest and probably last collection, titled The Tathagata Store. Here is an excerpt from the Sutra of Unsurpassed Reliance, page 203: “Ānanda, know that a Tathāgata’s realm has vast, awesome powers, and is changeless and gentle. Therefore, Ānanda, sentient beings have holy nature [buddha nature], which is unaffected by cultivation or no cultivation, action or no action. It has neither mind nor mental functions, neither karma nor karmic requital, neither pain nor pleasure. When one enters it, one sees that this nature is the same [within all], has no different appearances, and stays far away from afflictions. It follows [sentient beings’ needs], and is vast and free from a self and its belongings, high or low. It is real, endless, ever abiding, radiant, and pure. Ānanda, why is this nature called the holy nature? Because all holy teachings are founded on it, and all holy beings rely on it to attain Buddhahood. Hence I say that it is the holy nature. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bodhicitta Posted November 1, 2018 Quote The Tathāgata’s wisdom is measureless, unimpeded, and universally able to benefit all beings. It resides in complete abundance within the persons of all beings. It is solely because of all foolish common people’s false conceptions and attachments that they fail to know this, fail to realize this, and fail to acquire its benefits. Then, the Tathāgata, using his unimpeded pure wisdom eye, universally contemplates all beings throughout the Dharma realm and utters these words: “It is strange. It is strange. It is so strange indeed. How could it be that all of these beings completely possess the Tathāgata’s wisdom, yet, because of their stupidity and delusions, they fail to realize this, even fail to perceive this. I should instruct them in the path of the Sages and cause them to forever abandon false conceptions and attachments. Then they will succeed in seeing that, within their very own persons, they possess vast wisdom of the Tathāgata that is no different from that of the Buddha himself." From chapter 37 of the Avatamsaka Sutra Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
