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Which body of the Buddha belongs to the Buddha nature?
What do you mean by "Buddha nature"? I think it means:
Anyone is Buddha, as soon as he stops to generate vexations.
That fact can be described as: "We all are Buddha by nature, we only differ from ...
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If you were going to explain Dharmakāya to someone who has never encountered the topic prior, where would you begin?
Although the notion appears in all sorts of philosophical treatises, as well as in tenets, it is explained at length in texts expounding 'buddha nature' (tathagatagarbha). I would recommend in ...
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Is Buddha immortal? (in Mahayana)
In Tien Tai, Tendai and Nichiren Buddhism, the historical Buddha is a manifestation of the immortal Buddha. The Long Life chapter explains that the Buddha's life is stupendously long, or for all ...
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Is Buddha immortal? (in Mahayana)
First, there are permanent phenomena and impermanent phenomena. All products are impermanent, whereas all negative phenomena are permanent. For instance, space, emptiness, mental images are permanent ...
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What is the difference between Dharmakaya and Sambhogakaya?
This is basically how I understand it, the Dharmakaya - the Dharma Body, is basically the Dharma, the Law, the Truth, The Teachings of all of existence and non existence, containing both side of the ...
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