GK
INDIAN HISTORY
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Question
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Mahayan is another sect of ____
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Bauddh religion
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Jain religion
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Hindu religion
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Non of these
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Mahāyāna Buddhism developed in ancient India (c. 1st century BCE onwards) and is considered one of the three main existing branches of Buddhism (the other being Theravāda and Vajrayāna).
Detailed explanation-2: -Mahayana Buddhism Mahayana is a philosophical movement that proclaimed the possibility of universal salvation, offering assistance to practitioners in the form of compassionate beings called bodhisattvas. The goal was to open up the possibility of buddhahood (becoming a Buddha) to all sentient beings.
Detailed explanation-3: -Buddhism today is divided into two major branches known to their respective followers as Theravada, the Way of the Elders, and Mahayana, the Great Vehicle.
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