tathagata

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Since the text explains two types of traits, do we understand the womb containing a Thusly Gone One (tathagata-garbha) as being all these family-traits (gotra)?

Buddha-Nature, Day One of a Discourse on Uttaratantra �� Part Two: The First Three Verses of Chapter One 1982
Thus, the technical terms for Buddha-nature are the source (dhatu), the womb containing a Thusly Gone One (tathagata-garbha), the womb containing a Blissfully Gone One (sugata-garbha), and the Buddha family-trait (buddhagotra).

Buddha-Nature, Day One of a Discourse on Uttaratantra �� Part One: Background Discussion 1982