Aspects of Mahayana Buddhism and its Relation to Hinayana c7.s3.t5.16

c7.s3.t5.16

⁶ Cf. Das Gupta's Indian Philosophy, pp. 425, 426, 428 referring to Gauḍapāda's definition of the Absolute. The close agreement between the views of the Sad. P., and Gauḍapāda's Māṇḍukyakārikā will be evident from the following passages: Sad. P., p. 318: Dṛṣṭam hi tathāgatena traidhātukam yathābhūtam na jāyate na mriyate na cyavate nopapadyate na saṃsarati na parinirvāti na bhūtam nābhūtam na sattvam nāsattvam na tathā nānyathā na vitathā nāvitathā. Traidhātukam tathāgatena dṛṣṭam yathā bala-pṛthagjanā na paśyanti...