Book: Introduction To Mahayana Buddhism (1922) This work gives the reader an introduction to Mahayana Buddhism, with special reference to Chinese and Japanese phases. Mahayana is divided into unreformed and reformed branches, the unreformed branch being found all over Eastern Asia, while the reformed branch has its center in Japan. Mahayana Buddhism claims that their own teachings more perfectly express the meaning of Buddha's teachings as compared to Hinayana Buddhism.
Details of Book: Introduction To Mahayana Buddhism (1922) Book: Introduction To Mahayana Buddhism (1922)
Author: William Montgomery Mcgovern
ISBN: 0766145840
ISBN-13: 9780766145849
, 978-0766145849
Binding: Paperback
Publishing Date: 01032003
Publisher: Kessinger Publishing
Number of Pages: 244
Language: English