"We don't perceive that Buddha nature is living in ourselves," he said.

"If we are ever going to truly realize our Buddha nature, we have to do it as human beings."

The monk said, "Does a dog have a Buddha nature?"

The Buddha Nature is truly real, and primordially present in all beings.

In this view, the intention of the teaching of Buddha nature is soteriological rather than theoretical.

The focal point of the third turning is Buddha nature and particularly the Tathāgatagarbha doctrine.

Devas however, have an immanent Buddha Nature, as also do humans.

All sentient beings will have in future ages the most perfect enlightenment, i.e., the Buddha nature.

"But my question is, 'How do I get in touch with my Buddha nature here on the street level?"

Through these complementary disciplines of generation and completion one increasingly perceives the pervasive Buddha nature.