Great Vehicle
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Great Vehicle is the English translation of Mahayana, a major branch of Buddhism emphasizing universal compassion and the attainment of enlightenment for all beings.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Great Vehicle canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Buddhist tradition
ⓘ
branch of Buddhism ⓘ religious movement ⓘ |
| aimsAt | liberation of all sentient beings ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
East Asian Buddhism
ⓘ
surface form:
Northern Buddhism
|
| centralConcept |
Tathagatagarbha
ⓘ
surface form:
Buddha-nature (tathāgatagarbha)
bodhisattva ideal ⓘ emptiness (śūnyatā) ⓘ |
| contrastsWith |
Hīnayāna (as a polemical term in Mahāyāna texts)
ⓘ
surface form:
Hinayana (pejorative term)
Theravada ⓘ |
| coreIdeal | becoming a bodhisattva ⓘ |
| cosmologyIncludes | multiple Buddha-fields (Buddha-kṣetras) ⓘ |
| developedFrom | early Buddhist schools ⓘ |
| doctrineType |
Mahayana
ⓘ
surface form:
Mahayana Buddhism
|
| emphasizes |
attainment of enlightenment for all beings
ⓘ
universal compassion ⓘ |
| EnglishNameOf | Mahayana ⓘ |
| ethicalFocus |
compassion (karuṇā)
ⓘ
wisdom (prajñā) ⓘ |
| goal | complete Buddhahood ⓘ |
| hasScriptures | Mahayana sutras ⓘ |
| hasTranslationOf | Mahayana ⓘ |
| holdsThat | all beings have potential for Buddhahood ⓘ |
| includesSchool |
Chan
ⓘ
Huayan / Kegon ⓘ
surface form:
Huayan
Nichiren Buddhism ⓘ Pure Land Buddhism ⓘ Tiantai (Tendai) Mountain in China ⓘ
surface form:
Tiantai
Zen ⓘ |
| influencedRegion |
China
ⓘ
Japan ⓘ Korea ⓘ Tibet Autonomous Region ⓘ
surface form:
Tibet
Viet Nam ⓘ
surface form:
Vietnam
|
| isMajorBranchOf | Buddhism ⓘ |
| literalMeaning | Great Vehicle ⓘ |
| originatedIn | India ⓘ |
| promotesPractice |
devotional practices to Buddhas and bodhisattvas
ⓘ
perfections (pāramitās) ⓘ |
| scripturalLanguage | Sanskrit ⓘ |
| selfDesignation |
Mahayana
ⓘ
surface form:
Mahāyāna
|
| teaches |
multiple Buddhas and bodhisattvas
ⓘ
skillful means (upāya) ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfEmergence | around the first century BCE to first century CE ⓘ |
| usesConcept | three bodies of the Buddha (trikāya) ⓘ |
| viewsOtherPathsAs | less comprehensive vehicles ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.