Aspects of Mahayana Buddhism and its Relation to Hinayana c6.s8.6

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¹ Sad. P., pp. 65, 144, 148, 150, 152, 201. Śariputra after following the Saddharma of countless Tathāgatas, worshipping them in various ways, and fulfilling the Bodhisattvacaryās, will become Padmaprabhā Tathāgata, and preside over the Buddhakṣetra called Viraja. Similarly will Kāśyapa and others as stated below: Kāśyapa—Raśmiprabhā Tathāgata—Avabhāsaprāpta Buddhakṣetra. Subhūti—Śaśiketu Tathāgata—Ratnasambhava Buddhakṣetra. Mahākātyāyana—Jāmbunadaprabhāsa Tathāgata—Buddhakṣetra not mentioned. Mahāmaudgalyāyana—Tamālapatracandanagandha Tathāgata—Manobhirāma Buddhakṣetra Pūrṇa Maitrāyaṇiputra—Dharmaprasāda Tathāgata—Buddhakṣetra not mentioned. In pages 309-310, Buddha foretells regarding 300 bhiksus that they have the āśaya for Buddhahood but they are not at present aware of same. They will, however, develop Bodhicitta after ages and attain Buddhahood. Compare Laṅkā., p. 240: Arhantaḥ punar Bhagavātā vyākrtā anuttarāyām samyaksambodhau; Pañca. (A.S.B. ms). leaf 231b.