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'''Three | '''Three outer yanas leading from the origin''' ([[Wyl.]] ''kun 'byung 'dren pa'i theg pa gsum'') — the name given to the three causal [[vehicle of characteristics|vehicles of characteristics]] in the context of the [[nine yanas|nine yana]] categorization. They are: | ||
*the [[shravaka vehicle]], | *the [[shravaka vehicle]], | ||
*[[pratyekabuddha vehicle]] and | *[[pratyekabuddha vehicle]] and | ||
Revision as of 13:19, 15 July 2009
Three outer yanas leading from the origin (Wyl. kun 'byung 'dren pa'i theg pa gsum) — the name given to the three causal vehicles of characteristics in the context of the nine yana categorization. They are:
Why are these three called ‘vehicles leading from the origin’? It is because they lead us along the path to the result of liberation from samsara by abandoning all the actions (karma) and destructive emotions (kleshas) which are the cause or ‘origin’ [of suffering].