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That Buddha was a god
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What does Mahayana Buddhism teach about himself?
That Buddha was a god
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.
How are Mahayana and Theravada different?
Thervada Buddhism focuses on the Buddha's wisdom, where as Mahayana Buddhism focuses on the Buddha's compassion.
What does Mahayana Buddhism teach about teach about the Buddha himself?
He was a very important god after he was dead.
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
Does Mahayana Buddhism understand that buddha is equal to god?
Yes!
What distinguishes Theravandan from mahayanan Buddhism?
Both branches of Buddhism agree on the basic teachings of the Buddha. However, the Mahayana believes that the Buddha had an additional body of teachings.More specifically, Theravada Buddhism teaches that the best way to help both others and oneself is to attain enlightenment and the end of rebirth. The Mahayana believes that it is better to continue to be reborn in order to lead others to enlightenment.
Followers of Mahayana saw Buddhism as?
A religion, not a philosophy, with Buddha as a divine figure.
Why you have different appearances if you have same Buddha nature?
This is an interesting question. The Buddha did not teach that there is a Buddha nature, possibly because of this very question. Later on, in Mahayana Buddhism, the concept of Buddha nature was invented.
What is pure Land Buddhism?
Pure Land Buddhism is a branch of Mahayana Buddhism. It is most common in China and Japan and Vietnam. It emphasizes attaining a rebirth in the Pure Land by worshiping Amitabha Buddha.
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 is the name of the Buddhism god?
Buddha never bothered about God. In fact Buddhism is an atheistic religion like Jainism. Later the followers of Buddha made him a God. Only after Mahayana Buddhism came he was made God. In Hinayana Buddhism Buddha was not a God. There is reference, though, in Buddhist text, to the "First Cause." Since God is the Creator of the universe and all that is therein, then God is the First Cause.
