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Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: Kunpal: Shantideva's Bodhisattva-charyavataraThe six afflictions are the direct causes that propel beings into birth in one of the six realms. According to which of the six afflictions predominates in the mind-streams of beings, they take rebirth in one of the six realms.
- Anger [zhe sdang] is the main cause for taking rebirth in the hell realm;
- stinginess [ser sna] leads to rebirth in the realm of the hungry ghosts, the preta realm;
- ignorance or delusion [gti mug] results in rebirth in the animal realm.
- Desire [’dod chags] is the major cause for rebirth in the human realm;
- jealousy [phrag dog] is the force that hurls us into birth among the asura demi-gods;
- when pride [nga rgyal] dominates it leads to rebirth in the realm of the gods
These are the ‘six karmic perceptions’ [las snang drug], the six varieties of karmic perception experienced by sentient beings, and each realm possesses its own unique types of suffering.
- Beings in hell are tormented by the suffering of heat and cold [tsha grang gi sdug bsgnal].
- Pretas suffer from hunger and thirst [bkres skom gyi sdug bsngal];
- animals are afflicted by delusion and ignorance;
- human beings must endure birth, aging, disease, and death [skye rga na ’chi’i sdug bsngal];
- demi-gods are tormented by incessant quarreling and fighting [’thab rtsod gyi sdug bsngal];
- and even the gods experience tremendous sorrow at the approach of death and during the process of dying [’chi ’pho ba’i sdug bsngal].
Mahayana (महायान, mahāyāna) is a major branch of Buddhism focusing on the path of a Bodhisattva (spiritual aspirants/ enlightened beings). Extant literature is vast and primarely composed in the Sanskrit language. There are many sūtras of which some of the earliest are the various Prajñāpāramitā sūtras.
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Bodhisattvacharyavatara (by Andreas Kretschmar)
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