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17:live 2 differences between Hinayana and Mahayana Buddhism?​

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Mahayana Buddhism followers think that The Buddha is a God because they think that the Buddha came down to earth to HELP PEOPLE cross the sea of life.  On the other hand Hinayana Buddhists think that The Buddha was a Human instead of a God because they think The Buddha was simply a man who found a way to Nirvana.

Hinayana think that The Buddha is an ordinary person because he has many human-like characteristics such as looking like a person, being born like a person, living like a person besides if he was a God he would have already known about old-aged people, DISEASED people and DEAD people. So Siddhartha GAUTAMA is an ordinary person who devoted most of his life to finding the truth of life, to reach enlightenment. Also the fact that Siddhartha Gautama didn’t know how to meditate before reaching the Meditation Masters suggests that Siddhartha Gautama didn’t know how to meditate and so couldn’t have been a God.



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