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"outer." Ordinary humans, on the other hand, are truly
"outside" the Buddhadharma since most of them hold to
worldly happiness. It is said, in some scripture
well-known among the Chinese, that in India there were
95 "outsiders" (doctrines outside Buddhadharma) and
one "inner outsider"—the Hinayana. However, I do not
agree that the personal teaching of Sakyamuni is an
"outsider's" doctrine.
b. The difference between Mahayana and Hinayana is
not that between right and wrong. Mahayana is
Buddhism, Hinayana is Buddhism; and, as I must repeat,
the latter was taught by Gautama Buddha in person.
Some foolish people who call themselves "followers of
the Great Way" have even gone so far as to regard the
Hinayana as an enemy. It is they, not the Hinayana, who
are wrong, quite wrong.
c. The difference between Mahayana and Hinayana is
not that between earlier and later teachings. Even
though historically the Hinayana seems to come first,
while the Mahayana may seem a development, taken
from the point of view of the whole system, we can see
that this is really not so. In any case, nowhere is it said
that when the Mahayana is fully developed, then one
may leave aside the Hinayana. The latter should be
taken as a foundation for the former. For example, the
foundation of a building remains to support the walls
and roof and is not taken away when the building is
complete; thus it is here. What would happen if
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