[Buddha-l] Re: Mahayana taught by the Buddha?

[Randall Jones]

At 06:56 AM 6/21/2005, Richard Hayes wrote:

 > The problem I see in this way of looking at things is that if you don't
 > have the necessary understanding of a teaching, there is no way you can
 > follow it anyway.

You can do quite a lot of mathematics without understanding it, just by 
learning method.

Is not something similar true in Buddhism?

Or, more generally, what level of understanding is "necessary" for a 
Buddhist practice?

Randall Jones
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