As I study both the exoteric and the esoteric schools of Buddhism, they maintain that human beings are … - Dogen

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I am as vast as God; there is nothing in the world O Miracle: that can shut me up in myself.

Dogen

As I study both the exoteric and the esoteric schools of Buddhism, they maintain that human beings are endowed with Dharma-nature by birth. If this is the case, why did the Buddhas of all ages - undoubtedly in possession of enlightenment - find it necessary to seek enlightenment and engage in spiritual practice?

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