"Buddha-nature" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Buddha-natures [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} Buddha-nature (countable and uncountable, plural Buddha-natures)
  1. (Buddhism) The potential of achieving the nature of the Buddha through study and religious practice. Wikipedia link: Buddha-nature Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Buddhism Translations (the potential of achieving the nature of the Buddha through study and religious practice): 佛性 (fóxìng) (Chinese Mandarin), buddhaluonto (Finnish), nature de bouddha [feminine] (French), Nádúr an Bhúda [masculine] (Irish), 불성 (bulseong) (Korean), phật tính (Vietnamese)

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