Mahayana Buddhisum Flashcards
what is Mahayana Buddhisum seen as
The ‘great vechicle’
Why do Mahayana Buddhists reject the Arhat ideal
Mahayana Buddhists see the Arhat ideal as slefish and cold as it only focus’s on enlightenment for ones self and doesn’t help others
what do mahayana Buddhists propose as an oppose to the Arhat ideal
the Bodhisattva ideal
what is the Bodhisattva idea
when one postones entry into Nirvana to help the suffering of humanit and helps guide others toward Nirvana
what is the mahayana beleif in Sunyata
Sunyata is the concept of emptiness
why do mahayana Buddhists extend assersions on anatta to sunyata ?
concept of Anatta is hard to grasp and is ridgid, also some may find a sence of self in concepts of the 5 skandas
why is a bleif in sunyata advantagious
A beleif in Sunyata means that Buddhists wont get attached as they understand everything is avoid of existance - less attachment means less suffering
