Aspects of Mahayana Buddhism and its Relation to Hinayana c7.s3.t26.14

c7.s3.t26.14

(i) The *K.*, *V.* and *A.*² mention that Nirvāṇa is existing, eternal (nitya), blissful (sukha) and pure (śuci). The Yogācārins subscribe to this statement when they identify Apratiṣṭhita Nirvāṇa with Dharmakāya.³ Strictly speaking both the Mādhyamikas and the Yogācārins do not predicate of Nirvāṇa anything like eternal or non-eternal (nitya or anitya), blissful or without bliss (sukha or asukha), pure or impure (śuci or aśuci), for Nirvāṇa to them is beyond all predication and hence cannot be called nitya, anitya and so forth.