WORLD RELIGIONS

Detailed explanation-1: -Theravada Buddhism claims to be the oldest school and to maintain Buddha’s original vision and teachings. Mahayana Buddhism is said to have split off from Theravada in the belief that it was too self-centered and had lost the true vision; this school also claims it holds to the Buddha’s original teaching.

Detailed explanation-2: -Reformers called themselves the “greater vehicle” (Mahayana), and they labeled the traditionalists the “lesser vehicle” (Theravada).

Detailed explanation-3: -An introduction to the major schools of Buddhist thought–Theravada Buddhism and Mahayana Buddhism.