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Articles/A History of Buddha-Nature Theory: The Literature and Traditions + (An historical survey of buddha-nature)

Texts/Theg pa chen po rgyud bla ma'i bstan bcos kyi 'grel bshad de kho na nyid rab tu gsal ba'i me long + (An important Kagyu commentary to the ''Uttaratantra'' that presents the text from the point of view of the Mahāmudrā teachings.)
Texts/Theg pa chen po rgyud bla ma rgyan gyi me tog + (An important synoptic outline and commenta … An important synoptic outline and commentary giving sūtra and tantra sources for the buddha-nature teachings, and containing clear positions of the author on buddha-nature. The author claims buddha-nature to be topic of ultimate nature, buddha-nature to be endowed the qualities of the buddha, and buddha-nature to be not defined as mere emptiness but rather awareness indivisible from dharmatā.ather awareness indivisible from dharmatā.)
Texts/Tathāgatagarbhasūtra + (An important sūtra source for the ''Ratnagotravibhāga'', particularly for its discussion of the nine examples that illustrate how all sentient beings possess buddha-nature.)
Articles/The Nirvana Debate: Joseph Goldstein Extract + (An teaching by a contemporary American Buddhist on buddha-nature.)
Texts/Theg pa chen po rgyud bla ma'i bstan bcos zhes bya ba'i mchan 'grel + (As one of Khenpo Zhenga's interlinear commentaries to the major Indian treatises, this text is widely studied in modern monastic universities.)
Texts/Ratnagotravibhāgavyākhyā + (As the commentary to the ''Uttaratantra'' this is a crucial source text on the topic of buddha-nature.)
Texts/Theg pa chen po rgyud bla ma'i bstan bcos kyi 'grel ba gsal ba nyi ma'i snying po + (Based on the Third Karmapa’s topical outline (''bsdus don'') of the ''Uttaratantra''.)
Texts/Bde gshegs snying po'i bkra shis + (Benedictory prayers using the theme of Buddha-Nature)
Articles/The Dharma of Liberation + (Buddha-nature is depicted as an assumed part of the doctrine.)
Jamgön Mipam: His Life and Teachings + (Chapter Eight: Immanent Wisdom addresses the theme of buddha-nature in Mipam's writings)
Texts/Theg pa chen po rgyud bla ma'i bstan bcos kyi tshig dang don gyi cha rgya cher bsnyad pa phra ba'i don gsal ba + (Commentary on the Uttaratantra by one of the early Kadam scholars representing the rngog lugs and the scholastic tradition of Sangpu Neutok.)
Texts/Theg pa chen po rgyud bla ma'i bstan bcos legs bshad nyi ma'i 'od zer + (Dolpopa's commentary on the ''Uttaratantra'', which is one of the major sources for the presentation of his unique Zhentong view.)
In Praise of Dharmadhātu + (Due to its content it was one of the only works attributed to Nāgārjuna that is consistently cited in support of buddha-nature theory by Tibetan authors.)
Mipam on Buddha-Nature + (In presenting a "comprehensive overview of … In presenting a "comprehensive overview of Tibetan Buddhist thinker Mipam’s work on emptiness and Buddha-nature," Douglas Duckworth is providing us with a key perspective on buddha-nature from the Nyingma tradition, one of the four main schools of Tibetan Buddhism.the four main schools of Tibetan Buddhism.)
Buddha-Nature and Emptiness + (Kano's book is an essential work on buddha-nature textual studies in Tibetan traditions.)
A Buddha Within: The Tathāgatagarbhasūtra + (Key book in the field on the Tathāgatagarbhasūtra from a German scholar.)
The Life and Works of Kyotön Monlam Tsultrim + (Many important early Tibetan works on Buddha-Nature are reproduced in this volume.)
Texts/Dbu ma la 'jug pa'i rnam bshad dpal ldan dus gsum mkhyen pa'i zhal lung dwags brgyud grub pa'i shing rta + (Mikyö Dorje explains the transmission of M … Mikyö Dorje explains the transmission of Middle Way teachings and covers the topic of provisional and definitive teachings, buddha-nature and ultimate truth. He also comments on Candrakīrti's interpretation of buddha-nature teachings as provisional in his auto-commentary.ngs as provisional in his auto-commentary.)
Texts/Saṃdhinirmocanasūtra + (Often included as one of the tathāgatarbha sūtras and, or, the sūtras that teach the definitive meaning.)
Buddha Nature: The Mahayana Uttaratantra Shastra + (One of the more often read and popular translations that includes commentary from Khenpo Tsultrim Gyamtso along with Jamgon Kongtrul's main commentary on the Uttaratantrashastra.)
Texts/Sarvabuddhaviśayāvatārajñānālokālaṃkārasūtra + (One of the sūtra sources referenced several times in the ''Uttaratantra''.)
Texts/Theg pa chen po'i bstan bcos rgyud bla ma'i sa bcad + (Outline of Ratnagotravibhāga)
Texts/Dhāraṇīśvararājasūtra + (Stated to be the primary sutra source for the ''Ratnagotravibhāga'' in that it contains teachings on all seven of the ''vajrapadas''.)
Texts/Buddhāvataṃsakasūtra + (The ''Uttaratantra'' cites a verse from the ''Buddhāvataṃsakasūtra'' that appears in the section titled the ''Daśabhūmikasūtra''.)
Texts/Dasheng qixin lun + (The Awakening of Faith is a key source text for buddha-nature theory in East Asian Buddhism)
Texts/Kǔmgang sammae kyǒng + (The Vajrasamādhi is a foundational scripture for buddha-nature and original enlightenment theory in East Asia.)
Path to Buddhahood: Teachings on Gampopa's Jewel Ornament of Liberation + (The first chapter is a commentary by modern Tibetan master Ringu Tulku Rinpoche on buddha-nature, as presented by Gampopa in the Jewel Ornament of Liberation.)
The Great Medicine + (The section on "The Identification of the Awakened Mind" (pages 29-34) contains extensive discussion of buddha-nature.)
Texts/Shōbōgenzō + (The third book of the ''Shōbōgenzō'' presents Dōgen's views on ''busshō'' (buddha-nature).)
Texts/Theg chen rgyud bla ma'i don bsdus pa + (This is an essential text for the study of buddha-nature teachings in Tibet as its author and his teachings formed the basis for one of the two major schools of thought on Maitreya's teachings.)