When the Clouds Part

"Buddha nature" ( tathāgatagarbha ) is the innate potential in all living beings to become a fully awakened buddha. This book discusses a wide range of topics connected with the notion of buddha nature as presented in Indo-Tibetan Buddhism and includes an overview of the sūtra sources of the  tathāgatagarbha  teachings and the different ways of explaining the meaning of this term. It includes new translations of the Maitreya treatise Mahāyānottaratantra  ( Ratnagotravibhāga )