Mahayana

Glossary

The largest sect of Buddhism in the world, it is characterised by the reverence of bodhisattvas coupled with a striving to become an enlightened Buddha. Mahayana arose in northern India around the first century CE and spread throughout South, East and Southeast Asia by the ninth century CE. From the Sanskrit, meaning “greater vehicle.”

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Mahayana%newline%The largest sect of Buddhism in the world, it is characterised by the reverence of bodhisattvas coupled with a striving to become an enlightened Buddha. Mahayana arose in northern India around the first century CE and spread throughout South, East and Southeast Asia by the ninth century CE. From the Sanskrit, meaning “greater vehicle.”

Chicago	MAP Academy Encyclopedia of Art. “Mahayana”. Accessed March 25, 2023. https://mapacademy.io/glossary/mahayana/
MLA	“Mahayana.” MAP Academy Encyclopedia of Art. https://mapacademy.io/glossary/mahayana/. Accessed 25, March, 2023.
Harvard	MAP Academy Encyclopedia of Art. (2022) Mahayana. [Online]. Available at: https://mapacademy.io/glossary/mahayana/. (Accessed: 25, March, 2023)