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n. - One of two great schools of Buddhist doctrine emphasizing a common search for universal salvation especially through faith alone; A major school of Buddhism teaching social concern and universal salvation.

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  • Both schools existed but the Mahayana was the more flourishing.
  • The Tibetans and Pema Chödrön practice a form of Buddhism known as Mahayana.
  • Two conspicuous features of the Mahayana are the worship of Bodhisattvas and idealist philosophy.
  • Mahayana, meaning a vast vehicle of mind, can be either a causal vehicle that leads to a goal or a resultant one to which one is led.
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