佛性

佛性
(sa) buddhatā. The Buddha-nature, i.e. gnosis, enlightenment; potential (sa) bodhi remains in every (sa) gati, i.e. all have the capacity for enlightenment; for the Buddha-nature remains in all as wheat-nature remains in all wheat. This nature takes two forms: 理 noumenal, in the absolute sense, unproduced and immortal, and 行 phenomenal, in action. While every one possesses the Buddha-nature, it requires to be cultivated in order to produce its ripe fruit.

Chinese Buddhist terms dictionary (Chinese-English). . 2006.

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