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- The Tathāgatagarbha sūtras are a group of Mahayana sutras that present the concept of the "womb" or "embryo" (garbha) of the tathāgata, the buddha. Every sentient being has the possibility to attain Buddhahood because of the tathāgatagarbha. This concept originated in India but was a major influence in the development of East Asian Buddhism, where it was equated with the concept of Buddhadhātu, "buddha-element" or "buddha-nature". The Tathāgatagarbha sūtras include the Tathāgatagarbha Sūtra, Śrīmālādevī Siṃhanāda Sūtra, Mahāyāna Mahāparinirvāṇa Sūtra and the Aṅgulimālīya Sūtra. Related ideas are in found in the Laṅkāvatāra Sūtra and Avataṃsaka Sūtra. Another major text, the Awakening of Faith, was originally composed in China, while the Mahāyāna Mahāparinirvāṇa Sūtra was considerably extended in China. Comparing the tradition of Tathāgatagarbha sūtras to the Yogachara and Madhyamaka schools, Paul Williams writes that this collection appears to have been less prominent in India, but became increasingly popular and significant in Central Asian Buddhism and East Asian Buddhism. (en)
- 如來藏學派，佛教術語，大乘佛教派別之一，古稱如來藏緣起宗或法性宗，與中觀派、唯識派，形成大乘佛教的三大主流。此學派主要宣揚如來藏常住的學說，以《勝鬘經》為代表。如來藏學說與唯識學說融合出如來藏唯識學說，以《楞伽經》和《密嚴經》為代表。漢傳大乘佛教以如來藏學派為主流。禪宗所言「本心」、「自性」，密宗所言「明光心」，皆為如來藏思想的展現。 (zh)
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