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The '''Vehicle of characteristics''' ([[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]].  


See also [[resultant vehicle]].  
See also [[resultant vehicle]].  

Revision as of 11:40, 21 November 2010

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.

See also resultant vehicle.

Alternative Translations

  • Expository vehicle of causality (Padmakara, Treasury of Precious Qualities)