Mahayana & Hinayana: Buddhist Schism
The shift from the symbolic representation of Buddha to the worship of idols and Bodhisattvas, and the emergence of Mahayana Buddhism.
Key Questions
- Analyze how the concept of the Bodhisattva changed Buddhist practice.
- Explain the factors that led to the emergence of Mahayana Buddhism.
- Differentiate how the Gandhara and Mathura schools of art depicted the Buddha.
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