tathāgata-garbha (English spelling) tathagatagarbha

Japanese: tathāgata-garbha(英語表記)tathagatagarbha
tathāgata-garbha (English spelling) tathagatagarbha

… The theory of the Tathagatagarbha asserts that all people have the potential to become a Tathagata, or Buddha, and sees the potential for enlightenment in the inherently pure mind of people, which is called the Tathagatagarbha or Buddha nature. The original word for Tathagatagarbha is tathāgata‐garbha in Sanskrit, which means the fetus of the Tathagata. It means that all people have the Tathagata within them as a fetus. …

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "tathāgata-garbha" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

… 〈如来蔵説〉とは,すべての人々に,如来すなわち仏となりうる可能性があるという主張で,人々が本来もっている〈自性清浄心(じしようしようじようしん)〉に悟りの可能性を見いだして,これを〈如来蔵〉あるいは〈仏性(ぶつしよう)〉と呼ぶ。〈如来蔵〉の原語は,サンスクリットでタターガタ・ガルバtathāgata‐garbhaであり,〈如来の胎児〉を原意とする。すべての人々は,如来を胎児として蔵しているという意味である。…

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