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Mahayana vs Theravada Buddhism Explained by Joy Evangelista Sarabia is a document available to read on EtoBox.
The document compares key differences between Mahayana and Theravada Buddhism across several categories: 1) Mahayana Buddhists believe in aspects of Buddhahood like the Dharmakaya Buddha and see the Buddha as having three bodies, while Theravada Buddhists believe the Buddha was a man named Siddhartha Gautama who disappeared after death. 2) In Mahayana Buddhism a Bodhisattva is one who has generated compassion, while in Theravada Buddhism a Bodhisattva is anyone who has resolved to become a Buddha with co
- Author
- Joy Evangelista Sarabia
- Language
- EN