Mahāyāna Buddhism: Reasons for Diversity in the Buddha’s Teachings : หน้า 4/21

สุขภาพวัตถุวิทยากรพระพุทธศาสนา ปีที่ 7 ฉบับที่ 12 (ฉบับภาษา) 2564 Mahāyāna Buddhism: Reasons for Diversity in the Buddha’s Teachings (3) Sasaki SHIZUKA Prahamaha Pongsak THANIYO (Translated) Abstract As an idea that bodhisattvas can become Buddhas after encountering previous Buddhas, Early Mahāyāna Buddhism explained different concepts of how to meet Buddhas which could be found in many Mahāyāna Sūtras. This paper presents a collection of the Prajñāpāramitā Sūtras which are thought to be among the earliest sutras in Mahāyāna Buddhism. The core idea of a collection of the Prajñāpāramitā Sūtras is that everyone has already encountered previous Buddhas; consequently, we all are bodhisattvas. After that, while repeating the cycle of life, death, and rebirth for a long time, should we always accumulate good karma in daily life, we will become Buddhas in the end.