Mahayana Buddhism

Role in Culture

• Taught by the modern Theravada school
• Current Buddha's teachings have been lost

About it

• One of the two main existing branches of Buddhism
• Originated in India
• The largest major tradition of Buddhism today
• Spread from India to various Asian countries

bODHISATTVA

• Boddhi means Enlightment
• Sattva means being
• A person who stops themselves from 
• reaching nirvana so they can help others
• reach "Buddha-hood"

6 Perfections(Paramita)

• Giving or Generousity
• Morality or Good Conduct
• Patience
• Vigour
• Meditation and then wisdom

History

• Origins are not completely understood
• Earliest texts come from sutras originating
• around the beginning of the common era