Ichijokyo

Japanese: 一乗教 - いちじょうきょう
Ichijokyo

…Shravakas are the least capable, and are guided by the voice of the Buddha to seek only their own enlightenment; next in rank are pratyekabuddhas who attain enlightenment on their own; and the highest rank is bodhisattva, who practices not only for himself but also for the enlightenment of all mankind. Shravakas and pratyekabuddhas are for the benefit of themselves, while bodhisattvas are for the benefit of themselves and others. In this way, in Buddhism there are three types of teachings and practices, high and low, and each has a different object, content, and even a state that can be reached. In opposition to this idea, the Lotus Sutra and other works emphasize the teaching of the One Vehicle, which claims that these three teachings are not essentially different, but are merely expounded in different ways as a means of guiding people, and that they all belong to the same Mahayana Buddhism. [Inoguchi Taijun]. …

*Some of the terminology that refers to "Ichijo Buddhism" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…声聞は最も能力の劣ったもので,仏の声に導かれてみずからの悟りのみを求めるものであり,次位の縁覚はひとりで悟りを開いたもの,最上位の菩薩はみずからのためのみならずいっさいの人間の悟りのために修行しているものを意味し,声聞,縁覚は自利,菩薩は自利利他とする。このように,仏教には高低3種の教え・修行法があり,それぞれに対象や内容,さらに到達しうる境地を異にするという考えに対立して,《法華経》などでは,これらの3種の教えは,本質的に異なるものではなく,人を導く手段として異なった説き方がされただけで,それらは一つの大乗仏教に帰するとする一乗教(いちじようきよう)が強調された。【井ノ口 泰淳】。…

※「一乗教」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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