Mahayana Buddhism: Mayon Avenue, Quezon City
Mahayana Buddhism: Mayon Avenue, Quezon City
High School
Mayon Avenue, Quezon City
Senior High School
Mahayana
Buddhism
Introduction to World Religions and Belief Systems
Submitted to:
Mrs. Maricel B. Marquez
Submitted by:
Micah Austero
G11-Euro
September, 2019
Assignment:#1
Mahayana Buddhism means “Great Vehicle” and it is one of the two main schools of Buddhist teachings
along with Theravada. Mahayana Buddhism is non theistic religion that focuses on the “right way of
living.” It is a moral guide through life that allows followers to achieve Nirvana with the help from a
Bodhisattva or enlightened one. Mahayana Buddhism focuses heavily on faith and philosophies.
The sacred scripture of Mahayana Buddhism is Tripitaka. The Tripitaka (Pali Canon). The Pali Canon which
means “the word of Buddha”, includes some of Buddha’s discourse, but it also incorporates the teachings
of his pupils.
Bodhisattavas is any person who is on the path towards Buddhahood. In the Early Buddhist
schools as well as modern Theravada Buddhism, a bodhisattva refers to anyone who has made a
resolution to become a Buddha and has also received a confirmation or prediction from a living
Buddha that this will be so.
Bhumis is the 32nd and 33rd place on the outgoing's process of Mahayana awakening. Each
stage represents a level of attainment in that case, and serves as a basis for the next one. Each
level marks a definite advancement in one's training that is accompanied by progressively greater
power and wisdom.
The term paramita, commonly translated as "perfection," has two etymologies. The first derives it
from the word parama, meaning "highest", "most distant", and hence "chief", "primary", "most
excellent". Paramita, then means "that which has gone beyond," "that which goes beyond," or
"transcendent."
Theravada and Mahayana Buddhism are different from their respective highest goal.
In Theravada Buddhism our current Buddha had already gone to Nirvana.