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eality of the universal mind - it is neither a solipsistic mind nor the primordial awareness taught
in the philosophy of Buddha Essence - it is simply consciousness free of subject and object,
singular, not divided into knower and known, permanent, naturally clear, pure awareness.
Buddhahood as Wisdom and Compassion
Buddhas are beings who have purified their minds completely; all karmic seeds in the Store
Consciousness are exhausted, and their minds are of the Absolute Nature. At the moment of the
final release of karma is a spontaneous inner awakening called the Reversal of the Basis (Āśraya
Parāvṛitti), because the experience of the Eighth Consciousness, the unconscious basis of your
mind, shifts from suffering to bliss. A buddha would naturally experience no appearances at all -
only the pure consciousness of nirvāṇa. But out of compassion for all beings, you remain in the
world of illusions to liberate others. Since all experiences are dream-like, all the miraculous
powers of the buddhas arise for you effortlessly.
Buddha Essence
Reality is Primordial Wisdom
Buddha essence is primordial buddha wisdom (buddha jñāna), an infinite field of pure
enlightened awareness, and only that ultimate reality exists, and everything else is illusory. Its
essential nature (tathāta) is equally present in all beings, only temporarily obscured within them.
Buddha essence is the inner potential and power of all beings to attain enlightenment. Its everpresent
power moves through all beings seeking to liberate them. Without Buddha essence
already within you, attaining buddhahood would be impossible and all your efforts would
produce nothing. Since only the bliss of nirvāṇa exists, you are already a buddha. But because
you do not recognize it, you suffer. Buddha Essence (Tathāgata Garbha) philosophy is the
highest statement of the Mahāyāna sūtras on the nature of reality.
The philosophy of Buddha Essence teaches that beyond all illusory appearances ultimate reality
truly exists – it possesses its own true, intrinsic self-nature (svabhāva) that can be directly
perceived by a buddha. It is an infinite field of inconceivable awareness with its own: 1) eternal
wisdom (jñāna), 2) transcendent qualities (guṇa pāramitā), and 3) self-existent presence
(anābhoga). It is pure self-awareness (pratyātmavedya) without the awareness of any
appearances. The Supreme Continuum describes its infinite and inseparable all good qualities,
noting especially that it possesses four transcendent qualities:
1. Purity (Śubha) - It is unstained by karmic obscurations.
2. Self (Ātman) - It is primordial, all-pervasive, self-aware wisdom.
3. Bliss (Sukha) - It is the source of ultimate bliss.
4. Permanence (Nitya) - It is eternal and unchanging.
These four qualities are important because they completely overturn the Buddha’s own doctrines
on existence as possessing the qualities of 1) karmic impurity, 2) no self, 3) suffering, and 4)
impermanence. Buddhists who follow the first two turnings of the wheel of the Dharma do not
believe in a self – Buddhists who follow the third turning of the wheel do. Buddha essence is
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