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Kaarine Alejandra #9: Buddha also did not teach that we have an innate "Buddha Nature".

This is surprising to me - not because I believed it was so but because I recall discussions saying exactly this. Could you please provide references that would clear up what Buddha did teach in regards to what, if anything, is innate for us humans?

BTW, I have trouble with the idea that a serial rapist has Buddha nature.

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Hi Plogsties, if you want to continue exploring the idea of 'Buddha Nature' there's a thread here about its origins, which can be added to:



http://www.buddhismwithoutboundaries...ic=2815&page=0