Aspects of Mahayana Buddhism and its Relation to Hinayana c7.s3.t26.9
Aspects of Mahāyāna Buddhism and its Relation to Hīnayāna c7.s3.t26.9
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c7.s3.t26.9
(vii) The Hinayānists, in agreement with the Mahāyānists, hold that Buddhas possess extraordinary powers and knowledge, far superior to the Arhats. But they do not consider that the Nirvāṇa attained by Buddha is different from that attained by the Arhat.³ They thus object to the assertion of the Mahāyānists that the Nirvāṇa of the Arhats is a lower and not a perfect state.