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The '''Vehicle of | The '''Vehicle of Characteristics''' (Skt. ''lakṣaṇayāna''; [[Wyl.]] ''rgyu mtshan nyid theg pa''), or '''Causal Vehicle''' (Skt. ''hetuyāna''; Wyl. ''rgyu'i theg pa''), refers to the '''[[Sutrayana]]''' and thus includes the [[shravaka yana]], the [[pratyekabuddha yana]] and the [[Mahayana]]. It is called a vehicle of characteristics because it has all the ''characteristics'' of a path that is a direct cause for bringing about the ultimate fruition, the level of [[buddhahood]]. | ||
==Alternative Translations== | ==Alternative Translations== | ||
*Expository vehicle of causality (Padmakara, ''Treasury of Precious Qualities'') | *Expository vehicle of causality (Padmakara, ''Treasury of Precious Qualities'') | ||
*Philosophical vehicle | |||
==Internal Links== | |||
*[[Resultant vehicle]] | |||
[[Category: Yanas]] | [[Category: Yanas]] | ||
Revision as of 18:18, 13 July 2011
The Vehicle of Characteristics (Skt. lakṣaṇayāna; Wyl. rgyu mtshan nyid theg pa), or Causal Vehicle (Skt. hetuyāna; Wyl. rgyu'i theg pa), refers to the Sutrayana and thus includes the shravaka yana, the pratyekabuddha yana and the Mahayana. It is called a vehicle of characteristics because it has all the characteristics of a path that is a direct cause for bringing about the ultimate fruition, the level of buddhahood.
Alternative Translations
- Expository vehicle of causality (Padmakara, Treasury of Precious Qualities)
- Philosophical vehicle