藏教

The Piṭaka, i.e. Tripiṭaka school, one of the four divisions [lang id =1028]藏通別圓 as classified by Tiantai; it is the Hīnayāna school of the (sa) śrāvaka and (sa) pratyeka-buddha type, based on the (sa) tripiṭaka and its four dogmas, with the bodhisattva doctrine as an unimportant side issue. It is also subdivided into four others, [lang id =1028]有 the reality of things, [lang id =1028]空 their unreality, both and neither. The bodhisattva of the Piṭaka school is defined as undergoing seven stages, beginning with the four dogmas and ending with complete enlightenment under the (sa) bodhi-tree.

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藏即含藏之義。 謂經律論各含一切文理， 故名藏教。