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[[Image:Shravakas.JPG|frame|Shravaka disciples from the [[Longchen Nyingtik]] [[field of merit|Field of Merit]]]]
 
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'''[[Shravaka]]''' (Skt. ''[[śrāvaka]]''; Tib. ''[[nyenthö]]''; Wyl. ''[[nyan thos]]'') — a follower of the [[basic vehicle]] who strives to attain the level of an [[arhat]].
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'''[[Shravaka]]''' (Skt. ''[[śrāvaka]]''; Tib. ''[[nyenthö]]''; [[Wyl.]] ''[[nyan thos]]'') — a follower of the [[basic vehicle]] who strives to attain the level of an [[arhat]].
  
 
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*The first explanation is that the [[shravakas]] first '''hear''' the instructions from the [[Buddha]] on teachings such as the [[four noble truths]] or the [[twelve links of interdependent origination]], and then through reflecting and [[meditating]] on these instructions they attain their [[fruition]] of [[arhathood]]. Once they attain this [[fruition]], they '''proclaim''' this to others by saying, "What was to be done has been done! I will know no further [[existences]]!" and so on.
 
*The first explanation is that the [[shravakas]] first '''hear''' the instructions from the [[Buddha]] on teachings such as the [[four noble truths]] or the [[twelve links of interdependent origination]], and then through reflecting and [[meditating]] on these instructions they attain their [[fruition]] of [[arhathood]]. Once they attain this [[fruition]], they '''proclaim''' this to others by saying, "What was to be done has been done! I will know no further [[existences]]!" and so on.
  
*The second is that the sharavakas receive or '''hear''' teachings on the [[mahayana]] from the [[Buddha]], and although they do not practise them themselves, they retain them with their infallible {{Wiki|memories}}. Then, when they meet those they consider to be suitable vessels for the [[mahayana]], they '''proclaim''' the teachings which they have memorized.
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*The second is that the [[sharavakas]] receive or '''hear''' teachings on the [[mahayana]] from the [[Buddha]], and although they do not practise them themselves, they retain them with their infallible {{Wiki|memories}}. Then, when they meet those they consider to be suitable vessels for the [[mahayana]], they '''proclaim''' the teachings which they have memorized.
  
 
==Translations==
 
==Translations==
 
*Auditor (D. Seyfort Ruegg)
 
*Auditor (D. Seyfort Ruegg)
*Disciple ([[Geshe Thupten Jinpa]])
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*[[Disciple]] ([[Geshe Thupten Jinpa]])
 
*Hearer
 
*Hearer
 
*Listener
 
*Listener

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Shravaka disciples from the Longchen Nyingtik Field of Merit

Shravaka (Skt. śrāvaka; Tib. nyenthö; Wyl. nyan thos) — a follower of the basic vehicle who strives to attain the level of an arhat.

Etymology

The Sanskrit word shravaka, means 'one who hears and proclaims'. There are two explanations for this:

  • The second is that the sharavakas receive or hear teachings on the mahayana from the Buddha, and although they do not practise them themselves, they retain them with their infallible memories. Then, when they meet those they consider to be suitable vessels for the mahayana, they proclaim the teachings which they have memorized.

Translations

See Also

Further Reading

Source

RigpaWiki:Shravaka