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Five Vehicles
Pancayana in Sanskrit. The Five Vehicles conveying the karma-reward which differs according to the vehicle:
1) Human Vehicle - rebirth among human conveyed by observing the Five Commandments (Five Precepts)
2) Deva Vehicle - among the devas by the Ten Forms of Good Actions (Ten Wholesomeness)
3) "Sound-Hearing" Arhat - among the sravakas by the Four Noble Truths ; Small Vehicle Buddhism, Sravaka, or Hinayana Buddhism: The doctrines for those who cultivate for the sake of personal liberation and aspiration for personal salvation. The highest level of attainment for cultivators of Hinayana Buddhism is the Arahat.
4) "Enlightened by Conditions"; Middle Vehicle ; Arhat - among the pratyeka-buddhas by the Twelve Nidanas
5) Bodhisattva - among the Bodhisattvas by the Six Paramita
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Pancayana in Sanskrit. The Five Vehicles conveying the karma-reward which differs according to the vehicle:
- 1 Human Vehicle - rebirth among human conveyed by observing the Five Commandments (Five Precepts)
- 2 Deva Vehicle - among the devas by the Ten Forms of Good Actions (Ten Wholesomeness)
- 3 "Sound-Hearing" Arhat - among the sravakas by the Four Noble Truths
- 4 "Enlightened by Conditions" Arhat - among the pratyeka-buddhas by the Twelve Nidanas
- 5 Bodhisattva - among the Bodhisattvas by the Six Paramita
