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.
The two main sects of Buddhism are Theravada and Mahayana. The differences between the two are slight but important. Theravada is called the Teaching of the Elders and most closely follows the original teachings of the Buddha and is somewhat conservative to change. It is located in Southeast Asia, China and Japan, and has made a foothold in Europe and the Americas. Mahayana encorporates all the teaching of Thereveda and also includes teachings of later Buddhas and sages. They also introduced a type of person called a Bodhisattva, which is a person dedicated to saving all the people in the world before they become a Buddha.
The 2 main Buddhist denominations are Mahayana and Theravada.
The religion split into two groups. Theravada and Mahayana
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The two groups were Theravada Buddhism and Mahayana Buddhism.
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The two groups were Theravada Buddhism and Mahayana Buddhism.
They split into the Mahayana and Theravada
The Crusades were fought between Christian crusaders from European countries and various groups in the Middle East, primarily Muslim armies defending their territories.
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Mahayana and Theravada
The two groups split in the most simple terms, because of fighting over their lineage to Muhummad, the Prophet.
Many groups fought, but if the Holocaust were to be split into two groups, they would be the victims and the perpetrators.
Mensheviks and bolsheviks
Bible readers are typically split into two major groups: those who view the Bible as the literal and inerrant word of God, and those who interpret it more symbolically or metaphorically. These groups often differ in their beliefs about the origins of the Bible, its teachings, and its applications to modern life.
No. Islam didn't split into two groups at the death of the Prophet SAW. It split into two political groups when the rebels mercilessly martyred the third Rightful Caliph Hazrat Usman RAU. The religious division came much later.
No. Islam didn't split into two groups at the death of the Prophet SAW. It split into two political groups when the rebels mercilessly martyred the third Rightful Caliph Hazrat Usman RAU. The religious division came much later.