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The document discusses the origins and beginnings of Mahayana Buddhism. It provides context around the emergence of new scriptures in the 1st century AD that challenged established Theravada teachings and advocated a superior spiritual path. These new Mahayana texts like the Prajnaparamita Sutras proliferated from 100 BC to 400 AD. While some questioned the authenticity of the new texts, Mahayana apologists defended them by arguing they demonstrated the significance of Bodhisattva practices and those who cr

Author

Raquel disomimba

Language

EN