MAHAYANA

BUDDHISM

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 MAHAYANA BUDDHISM

Mahayana is a term for a

broad group
of Buddhist traditions, texts,
philosophies, and practices.

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• Mahayana Buddhism gained popularity
among Asian counties because even an
ordinary person can aspire to achieve
spiritual liberation
• The arrival of Mahayana Buddhism in
Asian countries paved the way for the
establishment and development of a variety
of Buddhist schools
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• Mahayana Buddhism has diverged into numerous
schools with each developing its own canon and
rituals since its founding more than two thousand
years ago.
• Also known as the "Great Vehicle," Mahayana
Buddhism emerged out of monastic rule and
doctrinal differences within the original form of
Buddhism.

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• Not a single group but more of an
assembly of Buddhist customs,
Mahayana Buddhism is widespread
in China, Mongolia, Korea, Japan,
and Tibet.

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LET’S TALK ABOUT THERAVADA

• Theravada- is the most commonly

accepted name of Buddhism's oldest
existing school. It emphasizes
attaining self-liberation through one's
own efforts.

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 MAHAYANA
BUDDHISM

SACRED Worship and Beliefs and Subdivisions

SCRIPTURE Observances Doctrines

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HISTORICAL BACKGROUND
• During the third century B.C.E., a number of subtle
variations began to take place in Buddhism at a time
when the Mauryan king Ashoka was propagating
Buddhist gospels through missionary efforts (Hopfe
1983). The Mahasamghika ("of the Great Sangha"),
one of the early Buddhist schools, may have been the
source for the initial growth of Mahayana Buddhism,
especially during the "Second Buddhist Council" that
occurred a hundred years after Buddha's parinirvana.

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