Some think that esoteric dharma is the highest dharma and that exoteric dharma is the lowest form of practice. This is not correct but rather an erroneous view.
Erroneous View #51: THE VIEW THAT ESOTERIC DHARMA IS THE HIGHEST DHARMA
Those with this view think that the Buddha-dharma of esoteric Buddhism is exceedingly high. It is true that the teachings of esoteric Buddhism are a level deeper than the teachings of exoteric Buddhism. This is due to practitioners of esoteric dharma participating in debates about the sutras and is also due to their concrete practice of cultivation. However, esoteric dharma is not necessarily the highest dharma when it comes to attaining accomplishment in the dharma. This is mainly due to the issue of whether a particular dharma corresponds to the person receiving it or not.
Erroneous View #52: THE VIEW THAT EXOTERIC DHARMA IS THE LOWEST DHARMA
Those with this view think that the dharma of exoteric Buddhism is the lowest and worst dharma and that it is not as good as the dharma of esoteric Buddhism. Any such thinking falls into this erroneous view. Each of the 84,000 dharma methods corresponds to the karmic conditions of those who receive it. As long as it is dharma taught by the Buddha rather than evil teachings, it is good dharma.
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