Dear members,
I circulated Kare's "hiinayaana" researched article in
a local theravada forum and came to understand about
an updated view regarding the usage of the word
"hiinayaana".
The source was from a book authored by our local
Venrable Chief Priest of Malaysia and of Singapore as
well, Ven. Dr. K. Sri Dhammananda. The book is
entitled "What Buddhist Believe".
Under the sub-heading of "Two Main Schools of
Buddhism" on page 80, he has quoted as folows:
<<<However, after the inaugeration of the World
Fellowsip of Buddhist, in the 1950, well informed
people, both in the East and in the West, use the term
Theravada, and not the term Hinayana, with references
to Buddhism prevalent in South-East Asian countries.
There are still outmoded people who use the term
Hinayana. In fact, the "Samadhi Nirmorcana Sutra" (a
Mahayana Sutra) clearly says tht it is
"Sravakayana-Theravada" and the Mahayana constitute
one Yana (ekayana) and that they are not two different
and distinct 'vehicles'.>>>
Ven. Dr. K. Sri Dhammananda is also one of the two
Honourary Presidents of the World Fellowsip of
Buddhist
and this is the homepage:
http://www.wfb-hq.org/intro1.htm
Sukhdev Singh
--- "R.O.Jadhao" <
jadhao@...> wrote:
>
> Thats right. Theravada should be used in its place.
>
> R.O.Jadhao
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "K�re A. Lie" <alberlie@...>
> To: <Pali@yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Monday, January 17, 2005 9:05 PM
> Subject: Re: [Pali] hiinayaana
>
>
> At 16:28 17.01.2005 +0100, you wrote:
>
> > --- "R.O.Jadhao" <jadhao@...> skrev:
> > >
> > >
> > > Actually there is nothing demeaning in the word
> > > hinayana which means "small
> > > vehicle" (like a motorbike) considering it
> stresses
> > > achieving nibbana
> > > through one's own efforts as a opposed to
> mahayana
> > > (big vehicle) which has
> > > bodhisattvas to count on for liberation.
> >
> >If I have understood the dictionaries correctly,
> small
> >as opposite to great is "hiina", but small as
> opposite
> >to big is "culla"; so "cullayaana" (if it existed)
> >would not be demeaning, but "hiinayaana" is.
> >
> >Gunnar
>
> You are right. Some years ago I wrote a study of the
> word "hinayana". Here
> you will find further details:
> http://www.lienet.no/hinayan1.htm
>
> Best regards,
>
> K�re A. Lie
> http://www.lienet.no/
>
>
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