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Hinayana has also been inappropriately used as a synonym for Theravada, which is the main tradition of Buddhism in Sri Lanka and Southeast Asia. In Sanskrit , "Hīnayāna" ( / ˌ h iː n ə ˈ j ɑː n ə / , हीनयान ) is a term literally meaning the "small/deficient vehicle" or "small path."
Śrāvakayāna is the path that meets the goals of an Arhat—an individual who achieves liberation as a result of listening to the teachings (or following a lineage) of a Samyaksaṃbuddha. A Buddha who achieved enlightenment through Śrāvakayāna is called a Śrāvakabuddha , as distinguished from a Samyaksaṃbuddha or pratyekabuddha .
Mahāsāṃghikas, such as the Ekavyāvahārika, Lokottaravāda, [3] Bahuśrutīya, [15] Prajñaptivāda and Caitika [4] schools, advocated the transcendental nature of the buddhas and bodhisattvas and the fallibility of arhats; [16] the Caitikas advocated the ideal of the bodhisattva (bodhisattvayāna) over that of the arhat (śrāvakayāna ...
The fourth stage is that of Arahant (Sanskrit: Arhat), a fully awakened person. They have abandoned all ten fetters and, upon death (Sanskrit: Parinirvāṇa, Pāli: Parinibbāna) will never be reborn in any plane or world, having wholly escaped saṃsāra. [2] An Arahant has attained awakening by following the path given by the Buddha.
According to Theravada Buddhism, in the period of 5,000 years after the parinirvana of Buddha, we can still attain sotāpanna or even Arhat through practicing satipatthana, and satipatthana is the only way out. [20]
India Early Sangha Early Buddhist schools Mahāyāna Vajrayāna Sri Lanka & Southeast Asia Theravāda Tibetan Buddhism Nyingma Kadam Kagyu Dagpo Sakya Jonang East Asia Early Buddhist schools and Mahāyāna (via the silk road to China, and ocean contact from India to Vietnam) Tangmi Nara (Rokushū) Shingon Chan Thiền, Seon Zen Tiantai / Jìngtǔ Tendai Nichiren Jōdo-shū Central Asia & Tarim ...
The 16 Arhats, with various associated symbolic items; as depicted in a "gentle caricature" style Japanese painting, late 19th - early 20th century. The Sixteen Arhats (Chinese: 十六羅漢, pinyin: Shíliù Luóhàn, Rōmaji: Jūroku Rakan; Tibetan: གནས་བརྟན་བཅུ་དྲུག, "Neten Chudrug") are a group of legendary Arhats in Buddhism.
The standard presentation of the bodhisattva path in East Asian Buddhism is the system of the fifty two bodhisattva stages. [25] This schema of fifty two bodhisattva stages relies on sources like the Buddhāvataṃsaka Sūtra , the Benevolent Kings Sūtra and the Bodhisattvas’ Diadem Primary Activities Sūtra (Pusa yingluo benye jing ...