Thursday, June 26, 2014

What is Mahayana Buddhism? (video)

Amber Larson, Seth Auberon, CC Liu, Wisdom Quarterly; Alan Watts ("Eastern Wisdom and Modern Life," KQED TV, San Francisco); The Partially Examined Life
Mahayana pantheon of saints surround Catholic-style Kwan Yin (Dlakme/flickr)
Mahayana monastics of the "northern" school, Far East (Ian's/flickr.com)

What is the later "Great Vehicle" (Maha-yana) school of Buddhism, and why is it so mixed up with ancient Vedic Brahmanism and modern Hinduism?

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