Tradition Buddhist traditions
Mahāyāna
𑀫𑀳𑀸𑀬𑀸𑀦 pi महायानम् sa ཐེག་པ་ཆེན་པོ། bo
Branch of Buddhism popular in East Asia and Vietnam that sees the goal of becoming a buddha through the bodhisattva path as being available to all and sees the state of the arhat as incomplete
- Also called The Great Vehicle, Great Vehicle, Mahayana
Branches
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Mahāyāna Branch of Buddhism popular in East Asia and Vietnam that sees the goal of becoming a buddha through the bodhisattva path as being available to all and sees the state of the arhat as incomplete
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Zen School of Mahāyāna Buddhist Tradition 3 branches of its own -
Pure Land Buddhism Branch of Mahāyāna Buddhism focused on achieving rebirth in a Pure Land 4 branches of its own - Madhyamaka Mahayana Buddhist school of thought
- Chan Buddhism Chinese school of Mahāyāna Buddhism 8 branches of its own
- Ōbaku School of Zen in Japanese Buddhism
- Daruma-shū Early Zen school
- Pure Land worship
Traditions within it
Overview
branch of Buddhism popular in East Asia and Vietnam that sees the goal of becoming a buddha through the bodhisattva path as being available to all and sees the state of the arhat as incompleteWikidata record description. Read Mahayana in the Wikipedia reader.
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Gods and divine figures
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Places and sites
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Kek Lok Si
Buddhist temple situated in Air Itam in Penang -
Wanshou Temple
Building in Beijing, China -
Pho Lai Pagoda
Buddhist temple in Huế, Vietnam -
Wat Mangkon Kamalawat
Buddhist temple in Bangkok, Thailand
Connections
Affiliation 2
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