Question

Theravada and Mahayana are branches of which major world religion?

a. Buddhism
b. Sikhism
c. Judaism
d. Jainism

Answer 1

Theravada. Being that it's the most conservative, or orthodox, branch of Buddhism, we'll start with Theravada Buddhism. Being a very strict, moremonastic branch of Buddhism, Theravada Buddhism holds most firmly to the original teachings, or themes, of Buddha.

DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THERAVADA AND MAHAYANA ARE AS FOLLOWS =

Theravada Buddhism and MahayanaBuddhism share the same core beliefs and devotion to the life and teaching of Buddha, but they do have some differences. TheravadaBuddhism is associated with South East Asia and is perhaps closer to the original Indian form of Buddhism.

Answer 2

Answer : $\bold{Buddhism}$


Extra Information -

Theravada and Mahayana are the branches of "Buddhism".

Theravada Buddhism and Mahayana Buddhism both share the same beliefs and teachings of Buddha.

The scripture of Theravada Buddhism is in Pali and The scripture of Mahayana Buddhism is in Sanskrit. The both scriptures share the common basic Buddhist teachings of Four Noble truths and Eight fold path.


Theravada Buddhism principles have accepted by the countries of Southern Asia - Sri Lanka, Burma, Cambodia, and Thailand etc. Where as Mahayana Buddhism principles have spread to the countries of North - Tibet, Nepal, China, Taiwan , Japan etc.