Aspects of Mahayana Buddhism and its Relation to Hinayana c8.s3.t1.1

Aspects of Mahāyāna Buddhism and its Relation to Hīnayāna c8.s3.t1.1

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c8.s3.t1.1

The Hinayāna system does not offer any parallel to the first bhūmi of the Mahāyānists, for it has no concern with Bodhicitta, Praṇidhānas, Maitrī, Karuṇā, and the ten qualities needed by a bodhisattva for fortifying himself to march along the ten bhūmis. It is from the second bhūmi that the Hinayāna system offers a parallel to the Mahāyānic stages of progress. The Bodhisattvabhūmi⁴ and the Madhyamakāvatāra⁵ notice this fact in their treatment of the bhūmis.

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Linked texts (2)

Bodhisattvabhūmi — Sanskrit
Madhyamakāvatāra — Candrakīrti, Sanskrit