[Buddha-l] Re: G-d, the D-vil and other imaginary friends

[William Magee]

On Thu, 17 Mar 2005 01:17:11 +0000, Mike Austin <mike at lamrim.org.uk> wrote:
> In message <daf7207d05031616213bf6b1de at mail.gmail.com>, William Magee
> <billmagee at gmail.com> writes
> >
> >Somewhat weirdly, the Ge-luk system asserts that the Buddha Nature is
> >the emptiness of the mind of an ordinary being. Buddhas do not have
> >it!
> 
> If one reads Buddha Nature as a potential, then one would not have the
> potential to be what one already is.
> 
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> Metta
> Mike Austin
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This is a good point. So perhaps the term "nature" is not a good
translation for "garbha," usually meaning "womb."  Some translators
are moving to "Buddha Matrix," giving a nice sci-fi flavor to the
topic.


-- 
Dr. Bill Magee
Chung-hwa Institute of Buddhist Studies
Jinshan, Taiwan