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− | '''Basic [[Vehicle]]''' (Skt. ''[[Hīnayāna]]''; Tib. {{BigTibetan|[[ | + | '''Basic [[Vehicle]]''' (Skt. ''[[Hīnayāna]]''; Tib. {{BigTibetan|[[ཐེག་དམན]]་}}, 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 ''[[shravaka yana|Shravakayana]]'' (Skt.) or [[vehicle]] of [[shravaka]]s and the ''[[pratyekabuddha yana|Pratyekabuddhayana]]'' (Skt.) or [[vehicle]] of [[pratyekabuddha]]s. | It comprises both the ''[[shravaka yana|Shravakayana]]'' (Skt.) or [[vehicle]] of [[shravaka]]s and the ''[[pratyekabuddha yana|Pratyekabuddhayana]]'' (Skt.) or [[vehicle]] of [[pratyekabuddha]]s. | ||
==Alternative Translations== | ==Alternative Translations== | ||
− | *[[Fundamental Vehicle]] | + | * [[Fundamental Vehicle]] |
− | *[[Individual Vehicle]] | + | * [[Individual Vehicle]] |
==See Also== | ==See Also== |
Revision as of 12:01, 7 July 2014
Basic Vehicle (Skt. Hīnayāna; Tib. ཐེག་དམན་, 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.