Mahāyāna
branch of Buddhism popular in East Asia and Vietnam that sees the goal of becoming a buddha through the bodhisattva path as being available to all and sees the state of the arhat as incomplete
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Mahāyāna
Summary
Mahāyāna is a yana[1]. Mahāyāna has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]
Key Facts
- Mahāyāna's religion is recorded as Buddhism[3].
- Mahāyāna's instance of is recorded as yana[4].
- Mahāyāna's instance of is recorded as religious denomination[5].
- Mahāyāna is a type of Buddhism[6].
- Mahāyāna is part of Buddhism[7].
- Mahāyāna's Commons category is recorded as Mahayana[8].
- Mahāyāna's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Mahayana[9].
- Mahāyāna's described by source is recorded as A Dictionary of Chinese Buddhist Terms[10].
- Mahāyāna's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[11].
- Mahāyāna's described by source is recorded as New International Encyclopedia[12].
- Mahāyāna's topic has template is recorded as Template:Mahāyāna Buddhism[13].
- Mahāyāna's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://buddhism.stackexchange.com/tags/mahayana[14].
- Mahāyāna's member count is recorded as {'unit': 'Q38526', 'amount': '+263'}[15].
- Mahāyāna's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[16].
Body
Definition and Type
Recorded instance of include yana[4] and religious denomination[5]. Mahāyāna is a type of Buddhism[6].
Use and Application
Mahāyāna is part of Buddhism[7].
Why It Matters
Mahāyāna has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] Mahāyāna is known by 106 alternative names across languages and contexts.[17]