A. Being the Buddha is kind of totally different from residing because the Buddha. If somebody, for instance, whose father left huge inheritance for him resides poorly from hand to mouth with out being conscious that he’s extraordinarily wealthy, is he wealthy, or poor?
We’re like a wealthy man who isn’t conscious that he’s wealthy. So, sentient beings are known as Buddhas who should not conscious that they’re Buddhas. The aim of Buddhism is to get sentient beings to understand that they’re Buddhas.
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