Aspects of Mahayana Buddhism and its Relation to Hinayana c8.s2.t2.9

c8.s2.t2.9

The *Mtu.* (I, 46 f.) calls the corresponding bhūmis Prakṛticaryā and Praṇidhānacaryā. The former refers to the worldly virtues of being respectful to parents, śramaṇas and brāhmaṇas, performance of the ten kuśalakarmapathas, worship of Buddhas, etc. The latter (praṇidhānacaryā) refers to the aspiration felt by a bodhisattva to become Buddha and to achieve the same at any cost. The *Mtu.* gives also the legends about the present Buddha as to when and in what circumstances, he made the resolution (praṇidhāna).