Nine examples which illustrate how buddha nature is present in all beings 眾生皆有佛性之九喻

Nine examples which illustrate how buddha nature is present in all beings, from the Uttaratantra Shastra:

1. a buddha in the shroud of a decaying lotus
2. pure honey amid a big swarm of bees
3. grain contained within its husk
4. a piece of gold in the midst of filth
5. a precious treasure in the ground under a poor man’s house
6. the shoot of a mango tree growing from a tiny fruit
7. a statue of the Buddha made of precious gems inside a tattered rag
8. a universal monarch in the womb of a woman of miserable appearance
9. a golden image present inside a clay mould