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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]]. | 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]]. | ||
[[Longchenpa]] says: | |||
:The causal vehicles are so called because of accepting a sequence of cause and effect, asserting that buddhahood is attained by increasing the qualities of the [[buddha nature]] which is merely present as a seed, through the circumstance of the [[two accumulations]].<ref>[[Padmasambhava]] & [[Jamgön Kongtrul]], ''The Light of Wisdom Vol. One'', translated by Erik Pema Kunsang (Boudhanath: Rangjung Yeshe Publications, 1999), pages 152.</ref> | |||
==Alternative Translations== | ==Alternative Translations== | ||
*Expository vehicle of causality (Padmakara, ''Treasury of Precious Qualities'') | *Expository vehicle of causality (Padmakara, ''Treasury of Precious Qualities'') | ||
*Philosophical vehicle | *Philosophical vehicle | ||
==References== | |||
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==Internal Links== | ==Internal Links== | ||
Revision as of 16:24, 25 July 2013
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.
Longchenpa says:
- The causal vehicles are so called because of accepting a sequence of cause and effect, asserting that buddhahood is attained by increasing the qualities of the buddha nature which is merely present as a seed, through the circumstance of the two accumulations.[1]
Alternative Translations
- Expository vehicle of causality (Padmakara, Treasury of Precious Qualities)
- Philosophical vehicle
References
- ↑ Padmasambhava & Jamgön Kongtrul, The Light of Wisdom Vol. One, translated by Erik Pema Kunsang (Boudhanath: Rangjung Yeshe Publications, 1999), pages 152.