Enlightenment Quotes by Kaiten Nukariya
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Buddha-nature may be compared with the sun, and the individual mind with the sky. Kaiten Nukariya writes that reaching higher peaks of enlightenment widens the view of moral possibilities and shows that the highest good is emptiness and non‑attachment. The quotes also claim that true insight into the nature of self is beyond description, and that seeing oneself as Buddha‑nature frees the mind like a clear sky.
![“the Mahayanist's aim of life is to bring out man's inborn light of Buddha-nature to illumine the world, to realize the universal brotherhood of all sentient beings, to attain to Enlightenment, and to enjoy peace and joy to which Universal Spirit leads us. [FN#177]” quote by Kaiten Nukariya](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/389/kaiten-nukariya-793_buddhism_the-mahayanist-s-aim-of-life-is-to-bring_2450945.jpg)
![“Nirvana," says Kiai Hwan,[FN#276] "means the extinction of pain or the crossing over of the sea of life and death. It denotes the real permanent state of spiritual attainment. It does not signify destruction or annihilation. It denotes the belief in the great root of life and spirit." It is…” quote by Kaiten Nukariya](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5e8/kaiten-nukariya-793_life_nirvana-says-kiai-hwan-fn-276-means-the_1135340.jpg)
![“8. Man is not Good-natured nor Bad-natured, but Buddha-natured. We have had already occasion to observe that Zen teaches Buddha-nature, which all sentient beings are endowed with. The term 'Buddha-nature,'[FN#165] as accepted generally by Buddhists, means a latent and undeveloped nature, which…” quote by Kaiten Nukariya](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0e8/kaiten-nukariya-793_buddhism_8-man-is-not-good-natured-nor-bad-nature_405320.jpg)
![“THE DIRECT EXPLANATION OF THE REAL ORIGIN[FN#376] 5. The Ekayana Doctrine that Teaches the Ultimate Reality. This doctrine teaches us that all sentient beings have the Real Spirit[FN#377] of Original Enlightenment (within themselves). From time immemorial it is unchanging and pure. It is eternally…” quote by Kaiten Nukariya](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/058/kaiten-nukariya-793_birth-and-death_the-direct-explanation-of-the-real-origi_1489810.jpg)
![“THE DIRECT EXPLANATION OF THE REAL ORIGIN[FN#376] 5. The Ekayana Doctrine that Teaches the Ultimate Reality. This doctrine teaches us that all sentient beings have the Real Spirit[FN#377] of Original Enlightenment (within themselves). From time immemorial it is unchanging and pure. It is eternally…” quote by Kaiten Nukariya](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e2c/kaiten-nukariya-793_birth-and-death_the-direct-explanation-of-the-real-origi_806925.jpg)
![“Therefore the Buddha for a temporary purpose made these (uninitiated) observe the Five Precepts similar to the Five Virtues[FN#327] of the outside doctrine, in order to enable them to escape the three (worst) States[FN#328] of Existence, and to be reborn among men. (He also taught that) those who…” quote by Kaiten Nukariya](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2bc/kaiten-nukariya-793_buddhism_therefore-the-buddha-for-a-temporary-pur_2274879.jpg)
