theg pa dman pa

theg pa dman pa

Literally "the lesser way" or "lesser vehicle." It is a collective term for the śrāvakayāna and pratyekabuddhayāna, which have nirvāṇa instead of buddhahood as their goal.

See "disciple vehicle."

The "Lesser Vehicle" of Buddhism, taught by the Buddha for those unable immediately to conceive the spirit of enlightenment, as a means for them to attain personal liberation. It is used of course in the Mahāyāna sūtras, as a contrast to their own "Great Vehicle," which is taught as a means for living beings of the loftiest aspiration to attain the liberation of self and others through simultaneous perfection of wisdom and compassion, that is called Buddhahood.

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