Mahayana

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Buddhist tradition branch of Buddhism religious movement

Mahayana is one of the two main branches of Buddhism, emphasizing the bodhisattva path and the aspiration to attain enlightenment for the benefit of all sentient beings.

Observed surface forms (4)

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Mahayana Buddhism 0 35
Mahayana Buddhists 0 1
Mahāyāna Buddhism 0 1
Yogācāra 0 1

Statements (53)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Buddhist tradition →
branch of Buddhism →
religious movement →
aimsAt enlightenment for the benefit of all sentient beings →
alsoKnownAs Great Vehicle →
contrastedWith Hīnayāna (as a polemical term in Mahāyāna texts) →
Theravada →
surface form: Theravāda Buddhism
coreIdeal bodhisattva ideal →
cosmology multiple Buddha-fields (Buddha-kṣetras) →
emphasizes bodhisattva path →
compassion (karuṇā) →
wisdom (prajñā) →
ethicalFocus benefit of all sentient beings →
etymology Sanskrit term meaning “Great Vehicle” →
goal attainment of Buddhahood →
historicalOrigin India →
includesSchool Huayan / Kegon →
Madhyamaka →
surface form: Madhyamaka tradition

Nichiren Buddhism →
Pure Land Buddhism →
Tendai Buddhism →
surface form: Tiantai / Tendai

Yogācāra tradition →
Chan Buddhism →
surface form: Zen (Chan) Buddhism
isPartOf Buddhism →
majorDoctrine emptiness of all phenomena →
two truths doctrine →
universal Buddhahood potential →
originPeriod around the 1st century BCE to 1st century CE →
practice devotional practices to Buddhas and bodhisattvas →
meditation →
recitation of sūtras →
recognizes bodhisattvas as central figures →
multiple Buddhas in many world-systems →
religion Buddhism →
scriptures Avataṃsaka Sutra (Flower Ornament Sutra) →
surface form: Avataṃsaka Sūtra (Flower Garland Sūtra)

Lotus Sūtra →
Mahayana sutras →
surface form: Mahāyāna sūtras

Diamond Sutra →
surface form: Prajñāpāramitā sūtras

Pure Land sutras →
surface form: Pure Land sūtras

Vimalakīrti Nirdeśa Sutra →
surface form: Vimalakīrti Nirdeśa Sūtra
spreadTo China →
Japan →
Korean Peninsula →
surface form: Korea

Mongolia →
Tibet Autonomous Region →
surface form: Tibet

Viet Nam →
surface form: Vietnam
teaches Buddha-nature is inherent in all beings →
surface form: Buddha-nature (tathāgatagarbha)

bodhisattva vows →
emptiness (śūnyatā) →
perfection of wisdom (prajñāpāramitā) →
skillful means (upāya) →
values altruistic motivation (bodhicitta) →
six perfections (pāramitās) →

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Arhat Hall → belongsToTradition → Mahayana →
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Middle Way → centralToSchool → Mahayana →
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Theravada → contrastedWith → Mahayana →
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Mon → historicalReligion → Mahayana →
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Eastern religions → includes → Mahayana →
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Pure Land Buddhism → partOf → Mahayana →
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Cambodian American → religion → Mahayana →
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Four Noble Truths → tradition → Mahayana →
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Tripitaka → usedBy → Mahayana →
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Maitreya → veneratedIn → Mahayana →
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