Buddhabhadra (A.D. 359-429) of the East Jin Dynasty, in the tenth scroll of his translation of the 60-scroll Hua-yen Sutra, said that “there is no difference among the individual mind, the Buddhas’ mind, and the sentient beings’ minds.” This can also be interpreted as “there is no difference among the individual person, the Buddhas, and the sentient beings.” Prevalently adopted by many dharma masters in their works, this sentence unveils the most profound philosophical implication of Buddhism. Can the profound ideas inherent in the sentence “be realized”? This paper aims to explore the reasons why there is no difference between the three elements and the ways by which people can realize and carry out the essential ideas in this mundane world, as it is implied by the saying of the Dharma Master Tai-shu (A.D. 1890-1947) – “the Buddhahood is attained once the consummation of humanhood is completed.” This is quite in accord with ideal of “holistic education” of the general education.
