Aspects of Mahayana Buddhism and its Relation to Hinayana c7.s2.t12.16

c7.s2.t12.16

The *Laṅkāvatāra* says that the function of the Niṣyanda Buddha is to teach the *parikalpita* (imaginary) and *paratantra* (relatively existent) nature of things to those persons, who weave a net of thought-constructions around themselves being unaware of the dream-like nature of things.¹ This is also the function of Śākyamuni of the Sahāl okadhātu when he imparts the teaching of the Prajñāpāramitās or the Sad-dharma-Puṇḍarīka.²