Aspects of Mahayana Buddhism and its Relation to Hinayana c7.s3.t20.22

c7.s3.t20.22

(9) The ninth argument put forward by the Sautrāntikas is that the simile of the flame used in the famous line, “Pajjotass’ eva nibbānaṃ vimokkho cetaso ahu” (as the nirvāṇa of the flame, so is also the deliverance of thought)¹, suggests only the passing away (atyaya) of the flame, and not a thing existing by itself.