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Aspects of Mahayana Buddhism and its Relation to Hinayana c7.s3.t26.30

Aspects of Mahāyāna Buddhism and its Relation to Hīnayāna c7.s3.t26.30

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c7.s3.t26.30

(viii) The Mahāyānists conceive two ‘screens’ called kleśāvaraṇa and jñeyāvaraṇa¹ which operate as hindrances to the attainment of Nirvāṇa. They hold that the Hīnayānists can get rid of only the kleśāvaraṇa, while they themselves get rid of both.