' Buddhahood '...

"The road to Buddhahood is open to all.

At all times all living beings have the germ of Buddhahood in them.

If the element of the Buddha did not exist in everyone,

there could be no disgust with suffering,

nor could there be a wish for nirvana."




Thich Nhat Hanh
in Ana Matt
Buddhism: A Reader
Berkeley, unpublished manuscript, p. 31