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Mahayana Buddhism includes many sacred writings which
are nearly identical in content with the Pali Canon of the
Tripitaka, namely, Sutra Pitaka (Discourse), Vinaya Pitaka
(Discipline), and Abidharma Pitaka (Ultimate Doctrine).
In fact, principal scriptures of the Mahayana sect have no
parallels in the Pali Canon.
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Lotus Sutra or the Saddharmapundarika-sutra is one of
the most popular and prominent Mahayana Buddhist texts
that literally means “correct dharma white
lotus sutra” or “Sutra of the Lotus of the Wonderful
Law" in Sanskrit.
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A sutra pertains to one of the discourses of the
historical Buddha that comprise the basic text of
Buddhist sacred writing.
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Mahayana is a philosophical movement that

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proclaimed the possibility of universal
salvation, offering assistance to practitioners 80
in the form of compassionate beings called
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bodhisattvas. The goal was to open up the
possibility of buddhahood (becoming a Buddha) 40
to all sentient beings.
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