The Buddha manifested as humankind and wished every individual to cultivate the bodhi path to attain Buddhahood since every sentient being has the potential to become a Buddha.
In the Lotus Sutra (法華經), the Buddha specified "One Buddha Vehicle," and "the Two-Vehicle learners (small vehicle) are not the Buddha's sons," because they would enter nirvana instead of passing down the Buddhist lineage. So who will pass down the Hinayana Two-Vehicle teachings while all of them enter nirvana? Only the Mahayana practitioners who are also known as bodhisattvas.
Buddhists are the most curious and ambitious ones who wish to find answers to questions such as:
Why can’t we stay alive forever after birth?
Why do loved ones drift apart?
Why do things happen beyond our control?
What is nirvana?
What denotes eternity?
Since one of the Buddha's ten titles is "One who understands the world (世間解)," the Buddha has answers to all the questions above. The Buddhist teachings and wisdom are compatible with the world logic; hence, to have common sense is a must before one can gradually acquire the transmundane wisdom.
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