Does a dog have Buddha nature?
Yeah sure why not. It's all atman everywhere I bet.
>>17999448Does a dog have it? It is it. The dog lives in the eternal present... No ego, no existential crisis, just pure being. It is more enlightened than we are.
Yes, all living beings have Buddha nature. This is Buddhism 101 why did you even make this thread retard?
>>17999469>This is Buddhism 101Actually, this is
>>17999544>random chink fanfic thousand years after SakyamuniEpic
“Woof!” is the standard wise old zen master reply
>>17999633Followed by a hit on the head
>>17999671Reaaaaly makes you think... I must ponder this further...
>>17999697Stop pondering or you're getting another bonk on the head.
Yeah, the most basic of Buddha nature exists in all life with a consciousness, be it man or animal.
>>18000000Well, that was unexpected...
>>18000000Based
>>18000000Tell me more about Buddha teachings
>>18000000>sextuplesYes.
>>17999448Yes.>>18000000Checked.
All beings do. The idea isn’t that they are already Buddhas, but that they have the potential for awakening.
>>18000000Share with us your teachings, o Birdhissatva.
>>18000000>with a consciousnessBut the sound of a stream is the tongue of Buddha.
>>17999448>>17999544The the extended answer is that all forms are empty, so a dog does indeed participate in Buddha nature, but it can't yet realize it.
