'Great Vehicle'; Chinese: 大乘; Vietnamese: Đại thừa) is a term for a broad group of Buddhist traditions, texts, philosophies, and practices developed in ancient India (c. 1st century BCE onwards). It is considered one of the three main existing branches of Buddhism, the others being Theravāda and Vajrayāna. [1]

2025年1月2日 · Mahayana, movement that arose within Indian Buddhism around the beginning of the Common Era and became by the 9th century the dominant influence on the Buddhist cultures of Central and East Asia, which it remains today. It spread at one point also to Southeast Asia, including Myanmar (Burma) and Sri Lanka, but has not survived there.

2021年8月17日 · Mahayana Buddhism is the largest Buddhist sect in the world, and its beliefs and practices are what most non-adherents recognize as "Buddhism" in the modern era. It developed as a school of thought sometime after 383 BCE, possibly from the earlier school known as Mahasanghika, though that claim has been challenged.

2024年10月28日 · Mahayana (Sanskrit: "Great Vehicle") is one of the three main existing branches of Buddhism (the others being Theravāda and Vajrayāna) and a term of classification of Buddhist philosophies and practice.

MAHAYANA中文意思是大乘；大乘佛教。Mahayana, (Sanskrit: “Greater Vehicle”) movement that arose within Indian Buddhism around the beginning of the Common Era and became by the 9th century the dominant influence on the Buddhist cultures of Central and East Asia, which it …

2024年3月16日 · Mahayana Buddhism, also known as the “Greater Vehicle,” is a movement within Indian Buddhism that emerged around the beginning of the Common Era. It emphasizes the bodhisattva path and the central teachings of compassion, wisdom, and …

2024年1月31日 · In this comprehensive guide, we will delve into the key aspects and principles of Mahayana Buddhism, explore its history and origins, discuss the different schools within Mahayana Buddhism, explore its rituals and practices, …

2002年10月2日 · Mahayana Buddhism is not a single group but a collection of Buddhist traditions: Zen Buddhism, Pure Land Buddhism, and Tibetan Buddhism are all forms of Mahayana Buddhism.

2025年1月9日 · Mahayana Buddhism is both a system of metaphysics dealing with the basic structure and principles of reality and, primarily, a theoretical propaedeutic to the achievement of a desired state. Arising in India in the 1st century ce, it spread to Central Asia, China, Japan, mainland Southeast Asia, Java, Sumatra, and even Sri Lanka.

Mahayana (S. mahāyāna; T. theg pa chen po; C. dasheng; J. daijō; K. taesŭng 大乘). [1] Literally "Great Vehicle". A movement within the Sanskrit tradition that developed around 100 CE, approximately four hundred years after the passing of the Buddha. The movement was based on a set of sutras now known as the Mahayana sutras.