Question

Describe the main feature of hinayan buddhism​

Answer 1

Answer:

ᴍᴀʜāʏāɴᴀ ʙᴜᴅᴅʜɪsᴍ ᴛᴀᴋᴇs ᴛʜᴇ ʙᴀsɪᴄ ᴛᴇᴀᴄʜɪɴɢs ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ʙᴜᴅᴅʜᴀ ᴀs ʀᴇᴄᴏʀᴅᴇᴅ ɪɴ ᴇᴀʀʟʏ sᴄʀɪᴘᴛᴜʀᴇs ᴀs ᴛʜᴇ sᴛᴀʀᴛɪɴɢ ᴘᴏɪɴᴛ ᴏғ ɪᴛs ᴛᴇᴀᴄʜɪɴɢs, sᴜᴄʜ ᴀs ᴛʜᴏsᴇ ᴄᴏɴᴄᴇʀɴɪɴɢ ᴋᴀʀᴍᴀ ᴀɴᴅ ʀᴇʙɪʀᴛʜ, ᴀɴāᴛᴍᴀɴ, ᴇᴍᴘᴛɪɴᴇss, ᴅᴇᴘᴇɴᴅᴇɴᴛ ᴏʀɪɢɪɴᴀᴛɪᴏɴ, ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ғᴏᴜʀ ɴᴏʙʟᴇ ᴛʀᴜᴛʜs.

Answer 2

Answer:

Explanation:

After the death of Buddha, Buddhism was divided into two sects namely Mahayana and Hinayana. The terms Hinayana (Lesser Vehicle or Modest Vehicle) and Mahayana (Greater Vehicle or Vast Vehicle) originated in The Prajnaparamita Sutras (The Sutras on Far-Reaching Discriminating Awareness, The Perfection of Wisdom Sutras).

Hinayana

Hinayana follows the original teaching of Buddha. It emphasizes individual salvation through self discipline and meditation.

-Followed as a teaching or Philosophy.

Found mostly in the South and West covering Indochina and Ceylon (Sri-Lanka).

Early work written in Pali (e.g. Kamma, Dhamma).