Aspects of Mahayana Buddhism and its Relation to Hinayana c5.s2.t11.1

c5.s2.t11.1

The Sarvāstivādins had two Kāya conceptions,³ *viz.*, rūpakāya and dharmakāya, but these did not bear any Mahāyānic sense, though their conception of dharmakāya helped the Yogācārins in the formation of their conception of the same (=svasambhogakāya). The Sarvāstivādins are also responsible for the addition of a fourth term, śūnya, to the usual trio, *viz.*, duḥkha, anitya, and anātma, though the word conveyed no Mahāyānic meaning as it connoted no other sense than anātma.¹