Aspects of Mahayana Buddhism and its Relation to Hinayana c8.s2.t3.47

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Those who are between Gotrabhū and Sotāpanna (i.e. sotāpattiphalapaṭipanna) are divided into two classes, called Saddhānusārī and Dhammānusārī.⁴ They still practise the Darśanamārga. According to the Kośa, the former are of mild (mṛdu) and the latter of sharp (tīkṣṇa) faculties. The Śraddhānusārīs are those who follow the dharma through faith in their spiritual guide, or in other words, they take to the practice of smṛtyupasthāna, etc., and work for the realisation of the Truth by being incited by others (parapratyayena), while the Dharmānusārīs are those who set themselves to practise the Bodhipakṣika dharmas through the study of the scriptures (dvādaśāṅga).⁵ The Puggala Paññatti simply says that, of the persons who are working for the realisation of sotāpattiphala, those who have saddhindriyaṃ (faculty of faith) in a great measure (adhimattam) are called Saddhānusārī, while those who have paññindriyaṃ (faculty of paññā) in a great measure are called Dhammānusārī. The persons of the former class, when established in the sotāpattiphala, are called Saddhāvimutta and those of the latter class are called Diṭṭhippatta. The only difference between these two classes is this that the former destroys some of his āsavas but not as much as the latter.⁶ For progressing along the path to Nibbāna, there are (i) two dhuras (courses)—saddhā (faith) and paññā (knowledge), (ii) two abhinivesas (adherences)—samatha (quietude)⁷ and vipassanā (introspection), and (iii) two sīsas (heads)—ubhatobhāgavimutta (one who is free in both ways) and paññāvimutta (free by reason of paññā).¹ The followers of Paññādhura and Samathābhinivesa are called Dhammānusārī in the sotāpattimagga stage, Kāyasakkhi² in the next six, and Ubhatobhāgavimutta in the arhat stage; the followers of Paññādhura but Vipassanābhinivesa are called Dhammānusārī in the sotāpattimagga stage, Diṭṭhippatta³ in the next six, and Paññāvimutta⁴ in the arhat stage. The followers of Saddhādhura and Samathābhinivesa⁵ are called Saddhānusārī in the sotāpattimagga stage, Kāyasakkhi in the next six, and Ubhatobhāgavimutta⁶ in the arhat stage; the followers of Saddhādhura but Vipassanābhinivesa are called Saddhānusārī in the sotāpattimagga stage, Saddhāvimutta⁷ in the next six, and Paññāvimutta in the arhat stage.⁸