“Oh, good man! As all beings will finally gain Unsurpassed Enlightenment, I say that all beings possess the Buddha Nature. The beings do not really possess the 32 signs of perfection, and the 80 minor characteristics of excellence. Thus, in this sutra, I say in a gatha:
'What was originally, now it's not longer;
what originally was not, now is;
There can be nothing such as 'is'
succeeding in the Three Times'.
Oh, good man! There are three kinds of what exists. One, is what comes about in future days; the second, is what currently exists; and the third, is what existed in the past. 'All beings will attain Unsurpassed Enlightenment in the days to come’. [This is the Buddha Nature]. All beings now possess all the ties of defilement. So, they do not possess at present the 32 signs of perfection, and the 80 minor characteristics of excellence. Thus, the beings who have cut off the ties of defilement in the past, see at present the Buddha Nature. So, I always say that all beings possess the Buddha Nature. I say that even icchantika possesses the Buddha Nature. The icchantika not have the good dharma. The Buddha Nature is also a good Dharma. As there are the days to come, there is also the possibility for the icchantika to possess the Buddha Nature. Why? Because all icchantikas can finally attain Unsurpassed Enlightenment.
Oh, good man! As an example: there is a man who has a certain amount of cream. People ask: 'Do you have any butter'? He answers: 'I have'. But, truth to tell, cream is not butter. Skillfully worked out, he is sure to get it. So, he says that has butter. It's the same with beings. All have the mind. 'Anyone with a mind assuredly will find Unsurpassed Enlightenment’. This is why I always say that all beings possess the Buddha Nature."
Nirvana Sutra, Chapter 33, on the Bodhisattva Lion's Roar 1.
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