The student asked Nagsen:
— Buddhist scriptures claim that everything in the world is endowed with Buddha nature. Do I have Buddha nature?
- No, you don’t! - Nagsen answered.
The monk asked:
- Do trees, rivers and mountains have Buddha nature?
- Yes, they have! - he answered.
“If everything has Buddha nature, then why don’t I?” - asked the monk.
- Cats and dogs, mountains and rivers - everything has the nature of Buddha, but you do not!
- But why? - asked the student.
- Because you ask! - Nagsen answered.
Translated from Russian · original on wisdomlib.ru