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That Buddha was a god
Because the Mahayana Buddhism wants to teach their members about how the buddah aligned himself with the brahman. They think acting exactly like him will take them to the brahman.
He was a very important god after he was dead
He was a very important god after he was dead.
mahayana is one of two major Buddhism exiting mahayana is one of two major Buddhism exiting
Around 185 Million people are Mahayana Buddhists. Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddhism#Mahayana
Mahayana scriptures are known as Sutras.
If I understand your question correctly, Zen developed out of the Mahayana tradition. Tibetan tradition is different from both Mahayana and Zen.
Yes, there is a corollary to the Bodhisattas in the Mahayana tradition in Theravada.
New York Mahayana Temple was created in 1962.
-Theravada Buddhism -Mahayana Buddhism (Zen)
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.