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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.
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What is the two groups of the buddhists split into?
The Mahayana and the Therauda
What are the two groups Buddhists are split into?
The two groups were Theravada Buddhism and Mahayana Buddhism.
What two group were the Buddhists split into?
They split into the Mahayana and Theravada
When did Islam split into two groups?
In the mid 600
What are the two groups buddists split into?
Mahayana and Theravada
Why did the sunni and shi'ah groups split?
The two groups split in the most simple terms, because of fighting over their lineage to Muhummad, the Prophet.
What two grups fought during the holocaust?
Many groups fought, but if the Holocaust were to be split into two groups, they would be the victims and the perpetrators.
The Socialist Party in Russia was split into which two groups?
Mensheviks and bolsheviks
Following the death of the prophet Muhammad Islam split into these two main groups called?
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.
A disagreement over who would be the next caliph led to a split in Islam into two groups called what?
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.
What two groups did Civil War split us up in to?
Union and Confederacy
Do Buddhists worship in groups?
Buddhists (those who follow the pure teachings of the Buddha) do not technically worship. However, they do meditate in groups at special temples called wats.
