Encyclopedia of India–China Cultural Contacts v1.c7.s6.t4.4

v1.c7.s6.t4.4

Explanation on the concept of resultant vehicle (vbras buvi thegs pa) is more theoretical or logical. The eminent monk of the Kagyu sect Bu ston rin chen grub (1290～1364) once expounded that sde snod can be divided into Hinayana Tripitaka and Mahayana Tripitaka. Therefore, Mahayana Tripitaka also contains sutras and shastras of causal vehicle (Yogachara School) and resultant vehicle (Tantrism). That is to say, Exotoric Buddhism doctrines are classified into causal vehicle (rgyu yi thegs pa) is used as the theoretical basis of Tantric cultivation and only the entry into the practical stage of resultant vehicle is the highest dharma of “attaining enlightenment in this life”. The establishment of causal vehicle and resultant vehicle rationalises the Document on Mixuxue