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Nature (性 Xìng)

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In Lifechanyuan terminology, LIFE (capitalized) refers to the ontological essence of existence — the soul/antimatter structure that persists across incarnations — while life (lowercase) refers to the experiential stage of human existence in this world.

Nature (性, Xìng) is the deepest, most fundamental concept in the Lifechanyuan theoretical system. It is the characteristic of Structure — one of the Three Cosmic Elements — one of the three essential qualities of the Way of the Greatest Creator, the ultimate destination of all cultivation, another name for Buddha, and the foundational basis of all existence and distinction among the ten thousand things.

The true transmission contains only one word: Nature (性).

— Guide Xuefeng, New Era Human 800 Concepts, Article 799

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In the Lifechanyuan system, Nature (Xìng) simultaneously operates on five levels: cosmologically, it is the characteristic of Structure, one of the Three Cosmic Elements; ontologically, Buddha is Nature and Nature is Buddha — seeing one's Nature is becoming Buddha; in cultivation, the true transmission is one word: Nature; as the basis of distinction, each LIFE form has its unique Nature which determines its level and destination.

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