Aspects of Mahayana Buddhism and its Relation to Hinayana c9.s5.1

Aspects of Mahāyāna Buddhism and its Relation to Hīnayāna c9.s5.1

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c9.s5.1

The most essential and primary caryā of a bodhisattva is the completion of the six pāramitās. The Mahāyāna texts enter into the minutest details about the duties of a Bodhisattva for completing each pāramitā in the right way⁴. We shall quote here only one passage from the Śikṣāsamuccaya to illustrate what the Mahāyāna texts mean by perfection in a pāramitā :—

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Śikṣāsamuccaya — Śāntideva, Sanskrit