Aspects of Mahayana Buddhism and its Relation to Hinayana c7.s3.t20.8
Aspects of Mahāyāna Buddhism and its Relation to Hīnayāna c7.s3.t20.8
- Language
- English
c7.s3.t20.8
The Sautrāntikas considered also the opinion of another school, supposed to be the Mahāsānghikas according to the Japanese editor of the Kośa. The Mahāsānghikas define apratisamkhyā-nirodha as the posterior non-existence (paścād abhāva) of dharmas already born by virtue of their spontaneous destruction. In this definition, apratisamkhyā-nirodha is not eternal in view of the fact that it does not arise as long as the anuśayas do not perish.