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The Virgin Puthujjana Mahayanist:

>avid subscriber of Tricycle
>retweets the Dalai Lama on twitter
>disrespects arahants
>thinks he can be enlightened and still be subject to birth in samsara
>worships weird made up deities
>puts off his self development to help others (foolish)
>thinks that all beings have 'buddha-nature'
>has false view and will never attain nirvana


The Virgin Puthujjana Theravadin:

>"just follow the breath"
>doesn't know that breath is a metaphor for the atman (literally "breath" in sanskrit)
>the buddha taught we have no permanent soul
>thinks that enlightenment can exist without a self that is englightened
>thinks the Theravada school is the oldest
>attends retreats
>thinks that 'middle-path' refers to moderating eating and sleeping
>thinks only monks can attain final gnosis
>has false view and will never attain nibbana

The Chad Ariyasavaka:

>knows that the Atman exists and is the only refuge
>knows that attaining nirvana is equal to becoming Brahman
>knows that neo-platonic thought was a revival of original Buddhism
>knows that the 'middle path' refers to the strip of light down the middle of the night sky of the milky way galaxy as a metaphor for the path that leads to Brahman (the absolute)
>knows that the Buddha was a Rishi and rediscovered the ancient path that the ancient Vedic sages found long ago
>has right view and will eventually attain final gnosis