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As with all philosophies and religions, there has been a history of disagreement about how different parts of the sacred writings are to be understood and carried out. This broke the Buddhist community into two main schools: Theravada and Mahayana.
Theravada, mostly followed in Thailand, Burma,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], Sri Lanka recognises the Pali Canon as its scriptures. Theravada’s scriptures were in Pali. Theravada practitioners revere the Buddha as the one figure to meditate upon.
There are a profusion of books proclaiming Buddhist knowledge. Interest in Buddhism has become increasingly popular with highlighted media attention to the personable Dalai Lama.
Two Main Schools of Buddhism
Although there are countless translations, commentaries and compositions about the Buddha’s teaching,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], there is one undisputed essential text central to all Buddhists. That is the Tripitaka.
Buddhism is more than monks in saffron robes,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], prayer beads and chanting. Buddhism is a way of life that adheres to the four noble truths as laid down by Siddhartha more than 2000 years ago. It covers understanding the way of the mind, discovering that the self is the cause of all suffering and realising that the only way to stop suffering is by seeing clearly the nature of being and stopping the wheel of samsara. Reading about these themes in essential texts for new beginners to Buddhism helps expand awareness into the whys and hows of how this philosophy functions.
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Mahayana, mostly followed in Tibet, Japan,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], Korea, Vietnam and China, also recognises the Pali teachings as its scriptures, but also adds their own sutras, which include the Lotus Sutra and the Diamond Sutra. The Lotus Sutra is considered a ‘higher’ learning and only for practitioners of advanced understanding. Mahayana’s scriptures were in Sanskrit.
Mahayana upholds belief in the Bodhisattva code. That is, a practitioner vows to forgo enlightenment until all sentient beings are released from suffering. Mahayana practitioners admit to different paths of reaching enlightenment and revere other Buddha’s (awakened ones) and Bodhisattvas.
Important Buddhist Texts - The Tripitaka
The Difference Between Theravada and Mahayana Buddhism
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