Re: Response to Rich
Jan 13, 1999 04:52 AM
by Jerry Schueler
>I think we should distinguish between full enlightenment, and the
extinction
>of "presence" implied by Nirvana. We must assume, I think, that Lord
Gautama
>was fully enlightened, yet Mahayanists (and HPB) say that he is still
>"around."
>
>Rich
So far as I know, this is one of the basic differences between the
Theravadin and Mahayana. HPB was clearly in the Mahayana camp.
Jerry S.
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