On Jul 28, 2009, at 9:59 PM, Curt Steinmetz wrote: > This is, of course, true of ALL Mahayana Buddhists. Mahayana is > inclusive of the Hinayana, not separate from and opposed to it. This is just plain false. The truth is there IS no hīnayāna and never has been one. It is a term without a referent. Richard