Huaigan’s Idea that Śrāvakas and Pratyekabuddhas May Attain Rebirth in the Pure Land

Abstract

In Huaigan’s Shijingtugunyilun (釈浄土群疑論) stress is placed on the idea that followers of the Śrāvaka and Pratyekabuddha vehicles will obtain rebirth in the Pure Land and attain the Mahāyāna, the influence of Wönch’uk’s idea of the five gotras (五姓各別説), and the criticism offered again Ji’s fundamental denial that Śrāvakas and Pretyelabuddhas are capable of rebirth in the Pure Land.