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(Skt. '' | '''Basic vehicle''' - (Skt. ''hīnayāna''; [[Wyl.]] ''theg dman'') - Literally the 'lesser vehicle', but perhaps more accurately understood as 'vehicle of lesser result'. What principally distinguishes followers of the hinayana from those of the Great Vehicle (Skt. ''mahayana''; [[Wyl.]] ''theg chen'') is their motivation. They aspire for the personal liberation of nirvana, and lack the courage to pursue the greater fruition of the Mahayana - this being the enlightenment of all sentient beings. | ||
Literally the 'lesser vehicle', but perhaps more accurately understood as 'vehicle of lesser result'. What principally distinguishes followers of the hinayana from those of the Great Vehicle (Skt. ''mahayana''; [[Wyl.]] ''theg chen'') is their motivation. They aspire for the personal liberation of nirvana, and lack the courage to pursue the greater fruition of the Mahayana - this being the enlightenment of all sentient beings. | |||
It comprises both the ''shravakayana'' [Skt.] or vehicle of [[shravaka]]s and the ''pratyekabuddhayana'' [Skt.] or vehicle of [[pratyekabuddha]]s. | It comprises both the ''shravakayana'' [Skt.] or vehicle of [[shravaka]]s and the ''pratyekabuddhayana'' [Skt.] or vehicle of [[pratyekabuddha]]s. | ||
Revision as of 06:24, 29 June 2007
Basic vehicle - (Skt. hīnayāna; Wyl. theg dman) - Literally the 'lesser vehicle', but perhaps more accurately understood as 'vehicle of lesser result'. What principally distinguishes followers of the hinayana from those of the Great Vehicle (Skt. mahayana; Wyl. theg chen) is their motivation. They aspire for the personal liberation of nirvana, and lack the courage to pursue the greater fruition of the Mahayana - this being the enlightenment of all sentient beings.
It comprises both the shravakayana [Skt.] or vehicle of shravakas and the pratyekabuddhayana [Skt.] or vehicle of pratyekabuddhas.