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What types of Buddhism is there?
zen, mahayana and therevana are the different types of Buddhism The is Hinayana the original of the buddha, Mahayana, Vajrayana, and Nagarjuna
What is major types Buddhism?
There are three major types, or vehicles, in Buddhism. They are the Hinayana, Mahayana, and Vajrayana.
Who is Andrew H Cooper?
Yogi Andrew H Cooper is a widely respected authority on the doctrines of Hinayana, Vajrayana and Mahayana Buddhism.
Why are there different churches for the religion of Christianity?
Why are there Orthodox, Conservative, and Reform Jews? Why are there Shiite Muslims and Sunni Muslims? Why are there Vishnu worshipers and Shiva worshipers? Why is there Soto Zen and Rinzai Zen, and why Mahayana and Hinayana Buddhism? There are many differences in belief among Christians and many forms of Christianity.
What is the difference between Mahayana and Hinayana Buddhism?
This is a short answer to your question. But much more detail is available online. At one time there were 3 great traditions in Buddhism. These were Mahayana, Theravada, and Hinayana. Two traditions are still active today, Mahayana and Theravada. In the Mahayana tradition a follower seeks to attain enlightenment not only for themselves but for the benefit of all sentient beings. These people are referred to as Bodhisattvas. The Mahayana tradition is the largest of the two Buddhist traditions active today. It was started sometime about 400 years after the Buddha's death. One of the great Masters of Mahayana was Nargajuna who taught on emptiness. The Theravada tradition was started after the Third Council after The Buddha's death. This council was held to remove some heretical beliefs and writings from the scriptures that were seeping into the teachings. The Buddha's teachings were written down and approved by this council and is know as the "Teachings of the Elders". The main goal of a Theravadan is to attain Buddha-hood. It is the oldest school and the one most closest to the early Buddhism. Hinayana tradition was for those who for seek enlightenment for themselves, but Hinayanists developed a set of rules that only a person who reincarnated as a man and become a Monk could attain enlightenment, which goes against The Buddha's teachings. As of today, there are no schools of tradition for Hinayana. It is effectively a dead tradition.
How did early Buddhism evolve into Mahayana Buddhism?
Buddhism as taught by Buddha as four fold thruths with sermon to follow the middle path was followed by the Hinayana sect for about 500 years but the Hindu practice of Tanra-Mantra was adopted and evolved into Mahayana Buddhism to compete with other practices prevalent in the socio-cultural changes.
What are the different types of Buddhisms?
-Theravada Buddhism -Mahayana Buddhism (Zen)
What are the two branches of Buddhism?
Theravada Buddhism focuses on the individual; Mahayana Buddhism focuses on society as a whole.
Zen is part of the Mahayana and Tibetian Buddhism?
If I understand your question correctly, Zen developed out of the Mahayana tradition. Tibetan tradition is different from both Mahayana and Zen.
How are Mahayana and Theravada different?
Thervada Buddhism focuses on the Buddha's wisdom, where as Mahayana Buddhism focuses on the Buddha's compassion.
How are Theravada Buddhism and Mahayana different?
Thervada Buddhism focuses on the Buddha's wisdom, where as Mahayana Buddhism focuses on the Buddha's compassion.
What are the names of the three different sects of Buddhism?
Theravada,Mahayana, and Mantrayana
