The benefits and the purpose of studying buddha-nature. The dedication. This concludes Khen Rinpoche Namdrol&s teachings on the sengge naro, the Lion&s Roar by [[Mipham Rinpoche]].…

For those who have not transformed themselves and have dualistic perceptions, there is the incontrovertible and undeniable appearance of inequality. Yet the fundamental nature abides as the great equality in which arising, ceasing, and dualistic phenomena do not exist.…

Refuting the view that the element is truly existent and not empty, that it is an empty void, and that it is impermanent and compounded…

The teachings on sugatagarbha focus on the inseparability of the appearance of kayas and wisdom with their emtpy nature. Both, the teachings of the intermediate turning, which focus more on the emptiness aspect, and the teachings of the final turning, which focus more on the spontaneous presence aspect are therefore definitive teachings and need to be seen in union.…

Each of the three lines of the quote from the Uttaratantra Shastra relates to one of the first three principles of reasoning thus establishing that all beings have buddha-nature.…

Individual deluded perception does not contradict the authentic viewpoint that all perceptions appear without ever moving from the primordially enlightend state of dharmata.…

The Second Line: Suchness is Indivisible…

The nature as the great uncompounded which is unchanging and never separated from it's qualities.…

How to establish by reasoning that the sugatagarbha is already present in all beings?…

The sugatagarbha is the indivisible union, beyond any possibility of being united or separated, of the primordial purity of the cause and effect of samsara, and untainted appearances which are natural and spontaneous clear light.…

A refutation of the position of early Tibetan commentators concerning the interpretation of the meaning of the Uttaratantra Shastra verse. Neither is the fact that the dharmakaya pervades everything sufficient for the existent of the nature (Tib. rigs) nor can suchness be simply understood as mere emptiness in the sense of the approximate ultimate.…

Accuracy of scriptures can be examined by the three types of investigation and understanding establishes irreversible trust by means of the three types of valid cognition. How can buddha nature (tathagatagarbha) be established in this way, as being empty in essence while cognizant in nature?…

Our teacher the Buddha has taught on buddha nature emphazising sugatagarbha's essence (Wyl. ngo bo) by teaching on emptiness. On other occasions, he gave clarifications on its nature (Wyl. rang bzhin) by explaining its primordially present qualities. It is crucial to understand that those two aspects are in union.…

How is buddha nature taught in sutra, tantra and Dzogchen?…