Aspects of Mahayana Buddhism and its Relation to Hinayana c8.s5.24

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(3) Asaṅkhāraparinibbāyi, *i.e.*, those who attain parinibbāna by putting an end to kilesas with a little trouble and without great effort (appadukkhena adhimattaṃ payogaṃ akatvā).⁶ The *Kośa* explains it as those who attain Nirvāṇa without effort because they are not energetic.⁷ The *Aṅguttara Nikāya* gives us a different interpretation. It says that those who complete the fourth Jhāna, develop the five balas and five indriyas, and attain parinibbāna in this life are called Asaṅkhāraparinibbāyi.⁸