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/ Glimpses of History of Sanskrit Literature
i. The world is full of sorrows
ii. There is a cause which is responsible for them
iii. They can be ended
iv. There are means of ending them, du岣�khanirodha-
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The oldest text of Hinayana is the Tripitaka which is in
Pali. That represents the oldest form of Buddhism. It lays
emphasis on the principle of momentariness, k峁�a峁噄kav膩da. Every
created thing exists only for a moment. The next moment it is
a different thing which is called by the name dharma. The
Buddha is accepted in this School as the instructor, not Bhagav膩n
or I艣vara. According to it the world exists through kamma and
dhamma. The actions performed in this life yield fruit in the
next. So there is no need for I艣vara. Buddhism thus is an
atheistic religion. The state of Arhathood is the state of perfection.
With non-attachment to worldly objects there is no action. Since
there is no action, there is no re-birth. The Hinay膩na preaches
full control over V膩san膩s, the impressions unconsciously left on
the mind by the past good or bad actions that produce pleasure
or pain, which is rather difficult to practice. That was the reason
another School, the Mah膩y膩na, arose.
Mah膩y膩na (The Higher Vehicle)
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The main thrust of this School is that after attaining Nirv膩峁嘺,
emancipation, one should not close one's eyes towards the
world but should spread such light as may lead to disappearance
of the darkness of ignorance. This view is more liberal and is
actuated with the thought of helping humanity to shake off the
shackles of ignorance. It accepts I艣vara. The aim of every
human being should be to attain Buddha-hood. So there could
be many Buddhas. Gautama Buddha is also
also one of them.
According to Hinay膩na to attain Arhat-hood is the ideal.
According to Mah膩y膩na it is to attain first the state of
Bodhisattva-hood and from there to attain Buddha-hood is the