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The ultimate of all the Self-Arisen Ones Is realised through faith. The orb of the Sun blazes with light, But not seen by those without eyes.

Uttavatantrashastra

This true nature all self-[arisen] buddhas, who have not come about through conditions but have been spontaneously present from the very beginning, is within all sentient beings. Nevertheless ordinary beings, Śrāvakas *, Pratyekabuddhas **, and those bodhisattvas who have newly entered [the path] do not realise it directly, as it is. Relying on the trustworthy words of the Buddha, they first have to realise it in a general way by means of faith, devotion, and finally firm conviction. This is similar to the example of the orb of the sun, which, blazing with light, is still not seen by the blind.

Jamgön Kongtrül commentary, translated by Rosemary Fuchs in Buddha Nature

*Śrāvakas, or hearers, are realised beings who strive to attain arhat [perfected person] and do not engage in the practices of the Mahayana.

**Pratyekabuddhas, or solitary realisers, practice without relying on a spiritual master to attain realisation.

[image by Ernst Schäfer, Tibetexpedition, Neujahrsparade 1938]

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