Buddha-mind explained

Buddha-mind (Chinese foxing, Japanese busshin^[1]) refers to bodhicitta, "[the] Buddha's compassionate and enlightened mind," and/or to Buddha-nature, "the originally clear and pure mind inherent in all beings to which they must awaken."^[1]

Explanation

Regarding awakening, Harold Stewart explains:

Busshin may also refer to Buddhakaya, the Buddha-body,^[2] "an embodiment of awakened activity."^[3]

Chan/Zen is also called foxin zong (Chinese) or busshin-shū (Japanese), the "Buddha-mind school."

See also

• Svasaṃvedana
• Transmission of the Lamp
• Guanyin

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Notes and References

1. Oxford Reference, busshin, from Damien Keown, "A Dictionary of Buddhism"
2. Japanese Dictionary, busshin
3. Thich Nhat Hanh, The Three Gems, TriCycle