so maitreya is the next buddha, but other practitioners since sakyamuni have reached perfect enlightenment and will not be reborn again.
right?
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Almost. The common thinking is that a non returner may spend considerable time in a pureland doing the final tune-up . One who does not return is not neccesarily fully enlightened, but is sure to get there.
There are probably endless variations on these ideas.
There are probably endless variations on these ideas.
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Re: buddhahood in mahayana
ok, cool. any contemporaries at a stage beyond not returning?
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I have my suspicions about a few.
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