Aspects of Mahayana Buddhism and its Relation to Hinayana c8.s2.t3.29

c8.s2.t3.29

The Daśabhūmikasūtra³ furnishes us with the details of the pre-bodhisattva stage which are on many points different from the account of the Bodhisattvabhūmi. Some of these details are as follows: They develop bodhicitta after having accumulated enough merits, followed the prescribed practices, worshipped many Buddhas, possessed pure and sublime intention and aspiration, and held compassion always in the front of his mind. They are desirous of attaining the Buddha knowledge, the ten powers, the four great Vaiśaradyas, realising the sameness of all dharmas (things), rescuing all beings from misery, acquiring every form of knowledge, and purifying all Buddha-kṣetras.