The Buddha Within : Tathagatagarbha Doctrine According to the Shentong Interpretation of the RatnagotravibhagalivresAnnée : 1991Auteur : S. K. HookhamEditeur : STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK PRESS STAT UNIVERSITI IORK PRDescription : Tathagatagarbha -- Buddha Nature -- is a central concept of Mahayana Buddhism crucial to all the living practice traditions of Tibetan and Zen Buddhism. Its relationship to the concept of emptiness has been a subject of controversy for seven hundred years. Dr. Hookam's work investigates the divergent interpretations of these concepts and the way the Tibetan tradition is resolving them.