Theravadin and Mahayana Buddhism and Zen
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What are the major differences between Theravadin and Mahayana Buddhism? How did Zen Buddhism develop?
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Theravada Buddhism is from the Southern region (Sri Lanka, Thailand, Burma, Laos, Cambodia, parts of Southeast Asia). Mahayana Buddhism is from the Northern region (Tibet, China, Taiwan, Japan, Korea, Mongolia, parts of Southeast Asia).
Theravada Buddhism uses Pali Canon and Tripitaka scriptures only. Mahayana Buddhism uses books of the Theravada Tripitaka plus many other sutras like the Lotus Sutra as scripture.
In terms of Buddhas, Theravada Buddhism uses a ...
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