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Theravada, the Term Hinayana, and Mahayana Traditions

Buddhism developed into many schools and traditions. Hinayana is a later polemical term and is not an exact synonym for Theravada. Theravada preserves the Pali canonical tradition, while Mahayana strongly developed the Bodhisattva ideal, additional sutras and major philosophical traditions.

Theravada Mahayana Hinayana Bodhisattva

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The Buddhist Councils

Buddhist traditions remember a series of councils concerned with preserving the Buddha's teachings and monastic discipline. The First is associated with Rajagriha, the Second with Vaishali and the Theravada account of the Third with Pataliputra under Ashoka. The term Fourth Council refers to different events in different Buddhist traditions.

Buddhist Councils First Buddhist Council Second Buddhist Council Third Buddhist Council

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