The Bodhisattva Doctrine in Buddhist Sanskrit Literature c8.s5.2
The Bodhisattva Doctrine in Buddhist Sanskrit Literature c8.s5.2
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c8.s5.2
The Pāli texts mention thirteen dhūtaṅgas, 231 but the Sanskrit treatises speak of twelve dhūta-guṇas. 232 They are earnestly recommended by the author of the Sam. Rā. 233 The great saint, Kāçyapa, was an expert in such practices. 234 Çāntideva and the author of the Da. Bhū. also teach that a bodhisattva should persistently practise them. 235