Question

Difference between hinayana and mahayana buddhism for upsc

Answer 1

Answer:

Major difference between Hinayana and Mahayana

Mahayana worships the bodhisattvas and read the Mahayana sutras while Hinayanists do not perform these. Mahayana Buddhism followers think that The Buddha is a God because they think that the Buddha came down to earth to help people cross the sea of life

Answer 2

Explanation:

Mahayana' means 'great vehicle. ' 'Hinayana' means' 'small vehicle' or 'lesser vehicle'. ... Theravada is sometimes referred to as Southern Buddhism, while Mahayana is sometimes called Northern Buddhism, because it came to be found in China, Korea, Japan, and Tibet.