Haven’t you read the Source Mirror? It says: The physical appears to have the characteristics of birth and death and male and female, but the inherent identity, which is luminous and aware, really does not have these characteristics. If you awaken to this inherent identity right now, this is called eternal life, the lifespan of the Tathagatas, and the wondrous mind of nirvana.     ⋅ ˚ ⋆  ｡ ☁︎