I suppose that Prof. Lemke is referring to the bodhisattva vow ("...The
number of beings is endless. I vow to help save them all....").
Martin
Tane Akamatsu wrote:
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> I am a Mahayana Buddhist. Why is this notion "quaint"? Just curious.....
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> Tane Akamatsu
> Toronto, Ontario
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> Jay Lemke wrote:
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> > Some Mahayana Buddhists entertain the quaint notion that no individual soul
> > can achieve enlightenment until all souls do ... I wonder why? JAY.