During the era of Early Buddhism, Mahayana was not a distinct school, but seems to have initially been a set of oral (i.e. unwritten) teachings—a Mahayanist lived in the same Sangha or Vihara as non-Mahayanists (or Sravakayanists), but studied and practiced an additional set of teach...
First described in the Lotus Sutra, it originates in myths of the Buddha's compassionate plans for raising life from the ceaseless round of birth and... M Pye 被引量: 19发表: 1978年 MACINTRYE, MORAL VALUE, AND MAHAYANA BUDDHISM: EMBRACING THE UNTHINKABLE IN MORAL EDUCATION Introduces an ...
The origin ofMahayana Buddhismis still quite a mystery, but there are some views about its origins. It states that Mahayana emerged as a separate school from another, Theravada. However, some historical records show that Mahayana had developed long before that. "Traces of Mahayana teachings appear...
Material Practice and the Metamorphosis of a Sign: Early Buddhist Stupas and the Origin of Mahayana Buddhismdoi:10.1353/ASI.2014.0005Lars FogelinUniversity of Hawaii Press
How this process may begin in the firstplace is a questionprimarilyfor cognitivescientists,andneed not concernus here. We may accept as an irreduciblegiven that an objectof studyexists, whichhas beenlabeled"MahayanaBuddhism," andthatcertainsenses of its definitionandclassificationareandhave beenheld ...
I am often asked what the difference is between the major strands of Buddhism - Mahayana, Theravada, Vajrayana and Zen. The answer is that they are like identical cakes with four different icings: on the outside the traditions may look and taste different, but when you go deeply into them...
Material Practice and the Metamorphosis of a Sign: Early Buddhist Stupas and the Origin of Mahayana Buddhism.The article discusses the development of Mahayana Buddhism in the first through fifth centuries, focusing on the role of stupa shrines in the religious change. Topics include Mahayana Buddhism...