RLG206H5 Chapter Notes - Chapter 4: Mahayana Sutras, Mahayana, Heart Sutra
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Chapter 4: the great vehicle (pages 115 to 148) In the sutra pitaka of pali scripture there is a collection of stories about 24. Buddhas who lived before guatama buddha: collections entitled the buddhavarmsa: Begins with sariputra asking gautama buddha when he first resolved to become the buddha and what were the virtues of perfection he achieved to attain his goal. Buddha relates how eons ago he was a hermit named sumedha. One day he heard that a buddha named dipankara taught in a. Nirvana , known as the bodhisattva path to buddahhood. By 1st century bce experience of this bodhisattva practice was expressed in new literature nearby town him. He went to that town and saw the dipankara approaching. He was moved to deep reverence for dipankara. He believed that he could become an arhat and could benefit the world more by becoming a buddha: he made a vow to become a buddha in a future life.
