Tathāgatagarbha
Definition
The ‘embryo of the Buddha’ present in every being, invoked to ground Zen’s principle of direct transmission: ‘All is Buddha and you are Buddha,’ so outside the human being there are neither Buddhas nor patriarchs.
The ‘embryo of the Buddha’ present in every being, invoked to ground Zen’s principle of direct transmission: ‘All is Buddha and you are Buddha,’ so outside the human being there are neither Buddhas nor patriarchs.