Mahayana Buddhism
Bodhisattva-focused Asian faith
Mahayana Buddhism is one of the two major branches of Buddhism, dominant in East Asia—China, Japan, Korea, Vietnam, Tibet.
It emerged several centuries after the Buddha's death, emphasizing the bodhisattva ideal: practitioners seek enlightenment not just for themselves but for all sentient beings.
Mahayana means "great vehicle," distinguishing it from the older Theravada tradition.
Zen and Pure Land are Mahayana schools.
- emptinessAbsence of substance
- compassionConcern for others' distress
- sentient beingsCreatures capable of feeling
- meditationFocused attention practice
- Zen BuddhismMeditation-focused Eastern spiritual path
interdependence · Buddha-nature · wisdom · chanting · monastic life · non-duality · enlightenment · bodhi tree · middle way · samsara · karmic cycle · Tibetan Buddhism · nirvana · robes · dharma · reincarnation · lotus · lotus flower
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- religionsChristianity, Islam, Judaism, Hinduism, Buddhism
- beliefsbelief, beliefs, creed, creeds, faith
- Eastern PhilosophyTaoism, Confucianism, Hinduism, Buddhism, Daoism
- Vietnamese Religionancestor veneration, pagodas, spirit mediums, folk religion, pagoda
- Chinese folk religionfolk religion, folk beliefs, ancestral worship, Chinese temples, joss sticks
Mahayana Buddhismmonotheism
Belief in one god
secular humanism · physicalism · Christianity · Islam · materialism