Mahāyāna (/ ˌmɑːhəˈjɑːnə / MAH-hə-YAH-nə; Sanskrit: महायान, pronounced [mɐɦaːˈjaːnɐ], lit. '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 …

2025年2月26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.

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.

2019年4月26日 · Mahayana is the dominant form of Buddhism in China, Japan, Korea, Tibet, Vietnam, and several other nations. Since its origin about 2,000 years ago, Mahayana Buddhism has divided into many sub-schools and sects with a vast range of doctrines and practices.

Mahayana Buddhism is the second major Buddhist tradition. Although its origins are not precisely known, scholars believe it emerged in the 1st century CE.

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, …

2022年11月17日 · Mahāyāna is the name of one of the two primary branches of Buddhism. The word is formulated from the Sanskrit “mahā,” meaning great or large, and “yāna,” meaning vehicle. Taken together, the...

2025年4月1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.

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.

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.