HINDU HERETICS & RULERS PLAN TO DESTROY BUDDHISM
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Author: Sona Kanti Barua
Introduction
A Buddhist who is too attached to the
passing of time will certainly not to be a good Buddhists. Our great
Bodhisattva Vimalkirti says in his Nirdesa, “Where one seeks the gnosis of omniscience,
yet does not attain this gnosis at the wrong time, there is the domain of the
Bodhisattva. The domain of voidness, yet where one cultivates all types of
virtues, such is the domain of the Bodhisattva.” (R. Thurman, the Holy teaching of Vimalkirti, p.48.).
There
are four kinds of sattvas (beings) besides the Mahayana Bodhisattva among,
those who seek for the way of non-obstruction. They are: Fanatic Brahmins
(1) Icchantikah
(Destroyer of the Dharma): Icchantika’s obstacle is caused by rejecting the
Mahayana dharma. This obstacle is remedied by having faith in the Mahayana as
it is said in the Gatha of the sastra (book).
(2) Tirthya (Heretics) : Their obstacle is
caused by the false belief of the Atmans
Existence (Brahmanism) in the body of all living
beings. This obstacle is remedied by the practice of the Prajnaparamita Sutra
as it is emphasized in the Gatha of the Sastra
(3) Sravakah (follower of the Early Buddhism):
Their fear of suffering of in this world. This obstacle is remedied by the
practice of Samadhi, such as Akasagarbha or Surangamana as it is indicated in
the Gatha of the sastra.
(4) Pratyeka Buddha: Silence Buddha’s obstacle
is caused by his abandonment of the altruistic task. This obstacle is remedied
by the practice of great compassion (Mahakaruna) and great kindness
(Mahamaitri) as it is declared in the Gatha of the Sastra.
There is an
unanimous opinion in the Mahayana Sutras on the types of Bodhisattva. A
Bodhisattva moves ahead step by step through four stages:
1.
Bodhisattva who has just raised Bodhicitta
2.
Bodhisattva
who has begun to go on the way of six Paramitas (Perfections).
3.
Bohisattva
who never slips back to a previous stage.
4. Bodhisattva who lives his last life in
Samsara.
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