Aspects of Mahayana Buddhism and its Relation to Hinayana c8.s2.t2.10

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in his natural demeanour. He sets himself to perform good deeds naturally, and does not require persuasion; he does the same with a certain amount of wisdom and feeling of charity. He possesses the seeds of Buddhadharmas and is incapable of committing evil deeds, not to speak of the deadly (ānantarya) sins.¹ The gotravihāra forms the root-cause (hetumātra) of the other eleven vihāras. It only makes it possible for one to exert himself for the attainment of the other bhūmis but does not carry him further.