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What is the main difference between Theravada Buddhism and Mahayana Buddhism?
Mahayana is longer and easier path towards enlightenment and Vajrayana is quicker and more harsh and hardworking path towards the achievement of enlightenment.
What are the major differences between schools of Buddhism like Theravada Mahayana Zen and Jogye?
well...it's a hard one. Tibet is a Buddhism hollyland,I suggest you go there and find out yourself.'Cause the most important meaning of Buddhism can never described.
What are the two groups that the Buddhists split into?
They split into the Mahayana and Theravada. Theravada is called the Teachings of the Elders and is predominant in South East Asia (Burma, Thailand, etc). It is somewhat closer to basics of what the Buddha taught and is more concerned with personnel liberation. Mahayana is predominate in China, Tibet, Japan. In its teachings it includes discourses and analysis from later Buddhists. It too is primarily concerned with personnel liberation but also includes the importance of helping other sentient beings to reach liberation.
What are three differences in theravada Buddhism and Mahayana Buddhism?
The goal in the Theravada is enlightenment for oneself. Such a person is called an arahat. The goal in the Mahayana is the enlightenment of all beings. A person who has vowed to enlighten all beings is called a bodhisattva.Source of authority for the Buddha's teachings: In the Theravada, the final source for the Buddha's teachings is the Pali Tipitika. In the Mahayana, it is not clearly defined what the final authority for the Buddha's teachings is. For some, it is their own experience. For others, it is what their teacher says. For still others, it is the Tripitika.Number of schools: The Theravada has not had any further schisms since the Sthiravada/Mahasanghika split a couple of hundred years after the Buddha. The Theravada is basically the same in all Theravadin temples throughout the world. The Mahayana, on the other hand, has continued to schism for the past two thousand years, to the point where there are thousands of distinct Mahayana sects throughout the world, and the teachings are somewhat different between them, though there is still substantial overlap.
What is one of the main differences between the Mahayana and Theraveda branches of Buddhism?
it's different beliefs and religion
What are the similarities between mahayana and theravada?
similarities are that they both have to have their hair shaved of and they have to wear saffron with no shoes
How many members of Buddhism are there?
Well there are two branches of Buddhism: Theravada and Mahayana.They are further divided into several sects or schools of Buddhism. Tibetan, Nichiren, Pure Land, Zen, Singon, and Tendai are all Mahayana Buddhist sects.
What is the difference between Theravada's Buddhism and Mahayana Buddhism?
Here are some informative websites that have a breif outline of the differences: The schools of Tibetan Buddhism http://dl.lib.brown.edu/BuddhistTempleArt/buddhism2.html The Buddhist schools of Mahayana and Theravada http://www.buddhanet.net/e-learning/buddhistworld/schools1.htm http://www.buddhanet.net/e-learning/snapshot02.htmth For a table outlining the differences that is extremely straight forward check out http://www.religionfacts.com/buddhism/fastfacts/differences_theravada_mahayana.htmIf you want more of a better explanation and detail, including info on the different schools, get The Buddhist Bible.Though we have no actual bible, this is just a great book with information from many different sources. For more go to Buddhistebooks.com and there are many other sources where you can even have actual free books shipped to you, or locate a retreat or local Budddhist Temple or Meditation Hall. namaste!
What are the two truths of reality in Buddhism?
In Mahayana Buddhism, a distinction is made between relative truth and absolute truth.
What is the difference between thervada buddhism and mahayana beliefs?
The primary doctrinal belief that separates them is the Mahayana idea of Sunyata. Sunyata tells us that, essentially, nothing exists; a piece of paper is the tree that it came from, not a piece of paper; the tree is not a tree but the sun, the soil and the rain etc. Another major difference is the Theravada idea of Arhats and the Mahayana idea of Bodhisattva: Arhats being men who have achieved nirvana and will go on to achieve parinirvana; Bodhisattva are men or women who have reached enlightenment but upon death maintain their consciousness in Samsara until all other sentient beings have also reached nirvana. Other things that separate Mahayana from Theravada: different precepts for monastics, a different Vinaya, Female Monastics (can be monks or nuns, nuns 'died' out in Theravada), Skillful speech (lying is okay for the right reasons) and different interpretation of the precepts: some Mahayana believe it is okay to like eat meat if they didn't kill it.
What is the difference between Buddhism and mahayana Buddhism?
Here are some informative websites that have a breif outline of the differences: The schools of Tibetan Buddhism http://dl.lib.brown.edu/BuddhistTempleArt/buddhism2.html The Buddhist schools of Mahayana and Theravada http://www.buddhanet.net/e-learning/buddhistworld/schools1.htm http://www.buddhanet.net/e-learning/snapshot02.htmth For a table outlining the differences that is extremely straight forward check out http://www.religionfacts.com/buddhism/fastfacts/differences_theravada_mahayana.htmIf you want more of a better explanation and detail, including info on the different schools, get The Buddhist Bible.Though we have no actual bible, this is just a great book with information from many different sources. For more go to Buddhistebooks.com and there are many other sources where you can even have actual free books shipped to you, or locate a retreat or local Budddhist Temple or Meditation Hall. namaste!
What do Theravada Buddhism and Mahayana Buddhism have in common?
Similarities are the four noble truths. -There is suffering. -Suffering is caused by attachment. -There is an end to suffering. -Suffering's end is found in the Path. The differences are of intention and focus. (T: me; M: all)
