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	Tathagatagarbha doctrine - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The Tathagatagarbha doctrine arose with the Mahayanists and later became linked with those who were associated to some degree or another with Yogacara studies, aiming clearly to account for the possibility of the attainment of Buddhahood by ignorant sentient beings (the "Tathagatagarbha" is the indwelling "bodhi" - Awakening - in the very heart of Samsara).
		The Tathagatagarbha doctrine is closely related to that of the notion of Buddha-nature; indeed, in the Mahayana Mahaparinirvana Sutra, which is the lengthiest sutra dealing with the immanent and transcendent presence of the Tathagatagarbha within all beings, the terms "Buddha-nature" ("Buddha-dhatu") and "Tathagatagarbha" are presented as essentially synonymous.
		Caution is required with this doctrine, so that one does not construe the Tathagatagarbha as a form of tangible, worldly, changeable, personalised, desire-driven "ego" on a grand scale, similar to the "fictitious self" comprised of the five mundane skandhas (impermanent mental and physical constituents of the unawakened being).
	www.arikah.com /encyclopedia/Tathagatagarbha (690 words)

	Encyclopedia: Buddhist texts (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Doctrinally similar to the Perfection of Wisdom texts, another major theme is the Buddhafield (Buddha-kshetra) which was influential on Pure Land schools.
		Especially the Tathagatagarbha Sutra, the ShrÄ«mÄlÄdevi-simhanÄda SÅ«tra and the Mahayana Mahaparinirvana Sutra (which is very different in character from the Pali Mahaparinibbana Sutta).
		The Tathagatagarbha doctrine was very influential in East Asian Buddhism, and the idea in one form or another can be found in most of its schools.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Buddhist-texts (8277 words)

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	Science Fair Projects - Tathagatagarbha doctrine
		The Buddha-nature doctrine relates to the possession by sentient beings of the innate buddha-mind or buddha-element ("Buddha-dhatu"), which is, prior to the full attainment of buddhahood, not fully actualized, or at least not clearly seen and known in its full radiance.
		The concept of "seeds" espoused by the Sautrantikas in debate with the Sarvastivadins over the metaphysical status of dharmas is a precursor to the store-consciousness of the Yogacara school and the tathagatagarbha (Gethin, p.222), the latter of which is closely related to Buddha-nature and the former of which is identified with it in Yogacara.
		The main concern in the "Mahaparinirvana Sutra" in contrasting this doctrine of the Self with that of the Astikas seems to have been to remove the reifying notion that the Self was a little person, the size of a grain of rice or of one's thumb, sitting in the heart of the being.
	www.all-science-fair-projects.com /science_fair_projects_encyclopedia/Buddha_nature (881 words)

	Tathagatagarbha Sutra - Encyclopedia Glossary Meaning Explanation Tathagatagarbha Sutra (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The Tathagatagarbha Sutra is an influential and doctrinally striking Mahayana Buddhist scripture which treats of the existence of the "Tathagatagarbha" (Buddha-Matrix, Buddha-Embryo) within all sentient creatures.
		The ultimacy of the tathagatagarbha doctrine (from the Mahayana standpoint) as articulated by the sutra is indicated by the exalted nature of the audience to whom it is delivered - an audience which includes Manjusri (embodiment of supreme Wisdom), Avalokitesvara (the manifestation of highest Compassion), and the future Buddha, Maitreya (personification of limitless
		The Tathagatagarbha Sutra constitutes one of a number of Buddha-nature sutras (including the Mahaparinirvana Sutra, the Srimala Sutra, and the Anunatva-Apurnatva-Nirdesa scripture) which apodeictically declare the reality of an Awakened Essence within each being.
	www.encyclopedia-glossary.com /en/Tathagatagarbha-Sutra.html (405 words)

	Encyclopedia: Buddhism (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		This Tathagatagarbha/ Buddha-dhatu, inherent in all beings, can never be destroyed or harmed, and yet is concealed from view by a mass of obscuring mental and moral taints within the mind-stream of the individual being.
		The doctrine of the Tathagatagarbha/Buddha-dhatu is stated by the Buddha of the Mahaparinirvana Sutra to be the "absolutely final culmination" of his Dharma.
		Central to Buddhist doctrine and practice is the law of karma and vipaka; action and its fruition, which happens within the dynamic of dependent origination (pratÄ«tya-samutpÄda).
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Buddhism (11368 words)

	Tathagatagarbha doctrine -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The Tathagatagarbha doctrine (tathāgatagarbha) teaches that each sentient being contains the effulgent Buddhic element or potential to become a (Founder of Buddhism; worshipped as a god (c 563-483 BC)) Buddha.
		The Tathagatagarbha is indicated by the relevant sutras to be the ultimate, pure, ungraspable, irreducible, invulnerable, true and deathless Essence of the Buddha's liberating Reality.
		In modern-Western manifestations of the (A Buddhist doctrine that enlightenment can be attained through direct intuitive insight) Zen Buddhist tradition, it is considered insufficient simply to understand Buddha-nature intellectually.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/T/Ta/Tathagatagarbha_doctrine.htm (514 words)

	Read about Tathagatagarbha doctrine at WorldVillage Encyclopedia. Research Tathagatagarbha doctrine and learn about ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The Tathagatagarbha doctrine is closely related to that of the notion of
		Mahayana Mahaparinirvana Sutra, which is the lengthiest sutra dealing with the immanent and transcendent presence of the Tathagatagarbha within all beings, the terms "Buddha-nature" ("Buddha-dhatu") and "Tathagatagarbha" are presented as essentially synonymous.
		Caution is required with this doctrine, so that one does not construe the Tathagatagarbha as a form of tangible, worldly, changeable, impure, desire-driven "ego" on a grand scale, similar to the "fictitious self" comprised by the five mundane
	encyclopedia.worldvillage.com /s/b/Tathagatagarbha (733 words)

	E-sangha, Buddhist Forum and Buddhism Forum -> Buddha Nature - Simply
		The term "'tathagatagarbha'" is generally taken as to mean that the "garbha" of a 'Tathagata'; exists in all sentient beings without exception, and though temporarily contaminated by adventitious defilement ('agantukaklesa'), it is the cause which eventually leads sentient beings to enlightenment.
		Thus, 'Mahamati', the doctrine of the 'tathagatagarbha' is disclosed in order to awaken the philosophers from their clinging to the idea of the ego.
		Accordingly, 'Mahamati', the 'Tathagatas'; disclose the doctrine of the 'tathagatagarbha' which is thus not to be known as identical with the philosopher's notion of an egosubstance.
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	Tathagatagarbha doctrine bei eLexi - das Onlinelexikon (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The Tathā gatagarbha Doctrine is not associated with its own school of practice as the Madhyamaka or [[YogacaraYogacā ra]], it is however one of the essential [[MahayanaMahā yā na]] doctrines.
		Unlike the Western concept of "soul" or the Indian "ā tman", Buddha-nature is not considered to be an isolated essence of a particular individual, but rather a single unified essence shared by all beings with Buddha-nature.
		However in the Mahayana version of the Mahā parinirvā redirect a Sutra Tathā gatagarbha is equated with Atman in direct contradiction of the Buddhist doctrine of [[anattaanā tman]].
	www.elexi.de /en/t/ta/tathagatagarbha_doctrine.html (775 words)

	The Buddhist philosophical school of Yogacara established in the frames of Mahayanistic Buddhism is one of the most ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		It is usually conceived that the synonymous name for the title "Yogacara" ("school of the practice of yoga") is "Vijnanavada" ("the doctrine of consciousness").
		The logico-epistemological trend of Yogacara rejected the doctrine of alaya-vijnana but preserved the concept of vasanas, or "habitual force" (the notion designated the energy of habit, which conditioned the intentions of mind to project its contents outward).
		The thinkers of this subschool were extreme nominalists and empiricists who underlined the theory of the momentary character of all existence and considered the contents of the present single perception (svalaksana) to be the only reality.
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	Tathagatagarbha doctrine - Information (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The Tathāgatagarbha Doctrine is not associated with it's own school of practice as the Madhyamaka or Yogacāra, it is however one of the essential Mahāyāna doctrines.
		Unlike the Western concept of "soul" or the Indian "ātman", Buddha-nature is not considered to be an isolated essence of a particular individual, but rather a single unified essence shared by all beings with Buddha-nature.
		However in the Mahayana version of the Mahāparinirvāṇa Sutra Tathāgatagarbha is equated with Atman in direct contradiction of the Buddhist doctrine of anātman.
	www.book-spot.co.uk /index.php/Tathagatagarbha_doctrine (508 words)

	½×¦p¨ÓÂÃ¤§ªÅ©Ê¸q --- THE SIGNIFICANCE OF `TATHAGATAGARBHA`: A POSITIVE EXPRESSION OF `SUNYATA`
		The term "`tathagatagarbha`" is generally taken as to mean that the "garbha" of a `Tathagata` exists in all sentient beings without exception, and though temporarily contaminated by adventitious defilement (`agantukaklesa`), it is the cause which eventually leads sentient beings to enlightenment.
		Is not this `tathagatagarbha` taught by the Blessed One the same as the ego-substance taught by the philosophers (tirthikas)¡H(12) In this passage, the Buddha clearly identified the `tathagatagarbha` with emptiness, markless, `tathata`, etc., meaning that the `tathagatagarbha` is without any substantial entity.
		Accordingly, `Mahamati`, the `Tathagatas` disclose the doctrine of the `tathagatagarbha` which is thus not to be known as identical with the philosopher's notion of an egosubstance.
	ccbs.ntu.edu.tw /FULLTEXT/JR-NX020/11_11.htm (3269 words)

	Srimala Devi Sutra
		Because the locus of the Tathagatagarbha is profound, the meaning of the Noble Truths is considered to be profound and subtle, difficult to understand, incapable of being judged, and not in the domain of logic.
		Therefore the Tathagatagarbha is the support, the holder, the base of constructed [Buddha natures] that are nondiscrete, not dissociated, and knowing as liberated from the stores [of defilement]; and furthermore is the support, the holder, the base of external constructed natures that are discrete, dissociated, and knowing as not liberated.
		Lord, this Tathagatagarbha is the embryo of the Illustrious Dharmadhatu, the embryo of the Dharmakaya, the embryo of supramundane dharma, the embryo of the intrinsically pure dharma.
	www.purifymind.com /SrimalaDeviSutra.htm (9271 words)

	The Doctrine of Svabhava or Svabhavata and the Questions of Anatman and Shunyata by David Reigle
		The doctrine of shunyata, the central teaching of the Prajna-paramita texts, is stated in terms of the shunyata, the "emptiness" or "voidness" of all dharmas; or more fully, that all dharmas are svabhava-shunya, "empty" (shunya) of svabhava.
		The tathagatagarbha teaching, however, appears to be rather different from that of Prasabagika Madhyamaka, and were I a Tibetan scholar who took the Prasabagika Madhyamaka emptiness doctrine as the highest teaching of the Buddha I would have to interpret the tathagatagarbha teaching in order to dissolve any apparent disagreement.
		The doctrinal standpoint of the Ratna-gotra-vibhaga as understood in the Great Madhyamaka tradition is of all known texts far and away the closest to that of The Secret Doctrine, just as the ethical standpoint of the Bodhicaryavatara is of all known texts far and away the closest to that of The Voice of the Silence.
	www.blavatskyarchives.com /reigle01.html (9175 words)

	Tathagatagarbha doctrine - TheBestLinks.com - Artificial intelligence, Buddhism, Japan, Japanese language, ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Tathagatagarbha doctrine - TheBestLinks.com - Artificial intelligence, Buddhism, Japan, Japanese language,...
		Two of the most important early texts for the introduction of this doctrine are the Śrīmālā-sūtra and the Awakening of Faith.
		Key texts associated with this doctrine are the Tathagatagarbha Sutra which contains a series of images for what the Tathagatagarbha is, and The Lion's Roar Discourse of Queen śrimala.
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	Tathagatagarbha doctrine (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		TheTathagatagarbha doctrine arose mainly within Mahayanists who were associated to some degree or another with Yogacara studies, in order to clearly account for the possibility of the attainment ofBuddhahood by ignorant sentient beings.
		The Tathagatagarbha doctrine isclosely related to that of the notion of Buddha-nature.
		Key texts associated with this doctrine are the Tathagatagarbha Sutra which contains a series of images for what theTathagatagarbha is, and The Lion's Roar Discourse of Queen śrimala.
	www.therfcc.org /tathagatagarbha-doctrine-36335.html (378 words)

	Brian Hafer’s Homepage - Deity Yoga
		The doctrine of tathagatagarbha (Buddha-essence) appears to have emerged independently of the Madhyamika school of Mahayana, although its historical origins are not clearly understood.
		Tendai Buddhism rejects the doctrine of acquired awakening at the level of the “perfect” or “round” teaching, which is said to be taught in the Nirvana and Lotus Sutras, because this doctrine necessarily implies that enlightenment can only be acquired as a result of a sustained practice.
		In rejecting the tathagatagarbha doctrine, the Gelugpas may have believed it was aligned with the Subitists; however, it seems to be implied in the Tantric mandala visualizations of the Gelugpas themselves.
	bhafer.home.comcast.net /deityyoga.html (12280 words)

	The Ultimate Talk:Tathagatagarbha doctrine Dog Breeds Information Guide and Reference
		The mention of Yogacara in "The Tathagatagarbha doctrine arose mainly within Mahayanists who were associated to some degree or another with Yogacara studies" should be removed.
		Though Tathagata-garbha doctrines were convergent at a later stage with Yogacara, resulting in "syncretic" texts like the Lankavatara-sutra and the Ghana-vyuha-sutra, the origins of Tathagata-garbha have no connection with Yogacara.
		The orgin of the Tathagata-garbha doctrine should possibly be sought in concepts that arose around the presence of the Buddha in a stupa (see various articles by Gregory Schopen which discuss this).
	www.dogluvers.com /dog_breeds/Talk:Tathagatagarbha_doctrine (294 words)

	Theosophy in Tibet: The Teachings of the Jonangpa School by David Reigle
		It is noteworthy that there came to Tibet from India two schools of interpretation of the Maytreya works: a doctrinal or analytical school whose textual exegesis is still current, and a meditative or practice school thought to have disappeared several centuries ago.
		Buddha, doctrine (dharma), community (gana = sangha), element (dhatu), enlightenment (bodhi = nirvana), virtuous qualities (guna), and lastly buddha-action (karma); these seven diamond-like subjects (vajra-pada), are in brief, the body of the whole text.
		See: The Buddha Within: Tathagatagarbha Doctrine According to the Shentong Interpretation of the Ratnagotravibhaga, by S. K Hookham, Albany: State University of New York Press, 1991, p.
	www.blavatskyarchives.com /reigle04.html (2954 words)

	Evgueni A (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The anatmavada doctrine was one of the most important ideas of the primitive Buddhism which distinctly distinguished it from orthodox Brahmanism as well as from Jainism, or another religious and philosophical doctrines of the Indian origin.
		In its classical form preserved in the Pali Theravada tradition it proclaims the absence of substantial eternal “self”, or atman as empirical phenomenon replacing it by five skanhas, or groups of elements (dharma) which may be understood as elementary and ever-changing psycho-physical states as well as units of description of these states.
		The theory of the Tathagatagarbha was the logical and natural result of the evolution of the Buddhist Mahayana thought.
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	Srimala Sutra (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The Śrīmālā Sūtra (full title:) is one of the main early Mahayana Buddhist texts that taught the doctrines of tathagatagarbha and the Single Vehicle, through the words of the Indian Queen Śrīmālā.
		Whoever see correctly are called the sons of the Lord born from his heart, born from his mouth, born from the Dharma, who behave as manifestation of Dharma and as heirs of Dharma." (''The Lion's Roar of Queen Srimala'', p.
		The sutra has significantly contributed to the Mahayana notion of the permanent, steadfast and eternal "Tathagatagarbha" (Buddha-Matrix), which is nothing less than the perfect Dharmakaya temporarily concealed by (ultimately unreal) mental contaminants.
	srimala-sutra.ask.dyndns.dk (264 words)

	ORIENTALIA - Origin of Evil in Mahayana Buddhism and Kabbalah
		This drawback was corrected by the doctrine of Tathagatagarbha the examination of which is essential for this study.
		In the first case Tathagatagarbha is the embryo of Boddhahood (state of the Buddha) not only immanent to our own original nature (as well as to the true nature of every sentient being) but it even composes this nature (every being is a potential Buddha, Buddha-to-be).
		The scriptural sources of the Tathagatagarbha doctrine are such canonical texts of Mahayana as Tathagatagarbha sutra, Maha parinirvana sutra and Srimaladevi simhanada sutra.
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