Aspects of Mahayana Buddhism and its Relation to Hinayana c8.s2.t2.17
Aspects of Mahāyāna Buddhism and its Relation to Hīnayāna c8.s2.t2.17
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c8.s2.t2.17
The idea underlying the preparatory stage is that there are beings who possess to their credit such kuśalamūlas that they are destined to become Buddhas. These beings are called gotrasthas.² Just as a king's sons are different from those of a commoner by their inherent nature, demeanour, and aspiration, so also those beings who possess the germs of Buddhahood are known by their inherent superior qualities.