Tathāgatagarbha refers to the potential to realize the Buddhahood inherent in all sentient beings. As an ontological foundation for Buddhahood, this potential is described in related sutras as the submerged essence of consciousness possessed by all sentient beings. It is sometimes confused with ālāyavijñāna, because both of them, pure and perfe…
The term means that ingenuity and skill at their best look simple and clumsy. The greatest ingenuity should be something completely natural and that it has not been painstakingly worked on. The term comes from the book Laozi. Laozi the philosopher believed that everything should be in keeping with nature. He advocated non-action and was against any …
The term refers to short lyrics and songs. The short lyrics originated from the drinking songs composed impromptu during the drinkers’ wager games at banquets in the Tang Dynasty and the Five Dynasties. After the form of the music and the number of words of the lyrics were fixed, it became one of the genres to fill in the lyrics to set tunes. The l…
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