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Lesson 3.1.7 Jāṇussoṇibrāhmaṇasuttaṃ – The Maggayāna, the Vehicle of the Path That Is Produced from Within
The original Pāli term yāna, which has the connotation of ‘vehicle’, has undergone many applications to describe different traditions such as hīnayāna, māhayāna, bodhisattayāna, mantrayāna or tantrayāna. The original meaning as applied by the Buddha is highlighted in this Jāṇussoṇibrāhmaṇasutta. The Buddha pronounced that it was the dhammayāna, the divine vehicle of Dhamma, which carried the ariyassa aṭṭhaṅgikassa maggassa. He also confirmed that anyone who entered such a vehicle and produced it from within would travel on the path of Dhamma. But the particular prerequisites to be applied are: saddho (having confidence), appābādho and appātaṅko (being healthy), asaṭho and amāyāvī (being honest and truthful), āraddhavīriyo (being energetic), and paññavā (being wise).