Aspects of Mahayana Buddhism and its Relation to Hinayana c7.s3.t27.5
Aspects of Mahāyāna Buddhism and its Relation to Hīnayāna c7.s3.t27.5
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c7.s3.t27.5
The elements, combined under the force of karma, pass as an individual, who becomes deluded by misconceptions. He weaves a net of fancies around himself and believes he is related in some way or other to things or individuals. Because of such illusions he experiences endless sufferings, or according to the Mahāyānists, thinks of himself as suffering, on account of his supposed separation from people or things near and dear to him, or through supposed disorders or derangements of his mental and physical system.