Studies in the Origins of Buddhism c18.151

c18.151

¹¹⁵ Through developing his as yet imperfect knowledge and compassion the Bodhisattva in time attains to the supreme knowledge and compassion of Buddha. Thus both Prajñā and Karuṇā have a twofold aspect. In the Hinayāna the emphasis is mainly put on these as means or faculties. But it is clear that the Mahāyāna doctrine is present in a germinal form even in the oldest texts.