Early Monastic Buddhism v2.c35.s6.t1.2
Early Monastic Buddhism v2.c35.s6.t1.2
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v2.c35.s6.t1.2
The second doctrine attributed by Vasumitra to this school is "apart from the aryan paths there is no eternal destruction of the skandhas." This shows that according to the Sautrāntikas, the skandhas, gross or subtle end in nirvāṇa. This view is also allied to the doctrine of the Sammitīyas that the pudgala ceases in nirvāṇa. So we may state that according to the Sautrāntikas, the subtle skandhas like the pudgala of the Sammitīyas may continue through several existences but totally cease to exist in Nirvāṇa.