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The Shared and Unshared

As true Mahayana practitioners, we have two paths, one is called the shared path and the other is called the unshared path. The shared path is shared, and it is the foundation of practice that the Hinayana Sravaka and Pratyekabuddha, as well as the Mahayana bodhisattvas must all learn. The difference with the unshared path is that the Mahayana Bodhisattva is "for a great purpose", so the foundation must be laid deeper and wider.