Buddha-mind (Chinese foxing, Japanese busshinOxford Reference, busshin, from Damien Keown, "A Dictionary of Buddhism") refers to bodhicitta, "[the] Buddha's compassionate and enlightened mind," and/or to Buddha-nature, "the originally clear and pure mind inherent in all beings to which they must awaken."
Explanation Regarding awakening, Harold Stewart explains:
Busshin may also refer to Buddhakaya, the Buddha-body,Japanese Dictionary, busshin "an embodiment of awakened activity."Thich Nhat Hanh, The Three Gems, TriCycle
Chan/Zen is also called foxin zong (Chinese) or busshin-shū (Japanese), the "Buddha-mind school."
See also Svasaṃvedana Transmission of the Lamp Guanyin
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