Buddhadharma: The Practitioner's Quarterly

Nothing Is More Important Than Your Buddhanature

BUDDHISTS OFTEN talk about suffering, emptiness, interdependence, and other philosophies and practices, but behind all of it is one simple teaching: buddhanature. Buddhism is notoriously complex, and sometimes it seems difficult for people to know where to start. From my perspective, we should always start with buddhanature.

Simple, yet profound, the teachings on buddhanature are relatable for contemporary audiences,

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