After the death of Buddha, Buddhism was divided into two sects namely Mahayana and Hinayana. The terms Hinayana and Mahayana originated in The Prajnaparamita Sutras.

On the roof of the temple are sculptures of Sanggili Karuppar, Ji Gong Living Buddha as well as Goddess Kali. Again, it is an apt manifestation of the harmonious coexistence among deities of ...

Under Hinayana, Buddha was worshipped through symbols, but not in the human form. From 300 AD, Thotlakonda started losing its importance following revival of Hinduism.

“I did five years of research and learnt all about the Hinayana and Mahayana periods of Buddhism. I came to know that it was only during the Maurya period that Buddha was given a form.

A Thai man offered 99 pigs’ heads to thank the Buddha for granting him his deepest wish to have a wife and child. The Bangkok man, called Wat, made extravagant offerings including 120 boiled ...

In this connection the images of Brahmanical deities absorbed into Buddhism are of special value. Memoirs of the Colombo Museum. Series A., No. 1. Bronzes from Ceylon, Chiefly in the Colombo Museum.

In the Hinayana teachings Buddha explains how to attain liberation from suffering for oneself alone, and in the Mahayana teaching he explains how to attain full enlightenment, or Buddhahood, for ...

Phra Malai with Indra and another deity at the Chulamani Chedi (left) and female figure with red aura in place of the future Buddha (right) with deities. Folding book from central Thailand, 1849.

It divides the Buddhist world to this day between the traditional Hinayana Buddhists, who look upon Buddha as a human teacher, and the more recent and increasingly influential Mahayana Buddhists ...

"The Elegant Image" is an exhibit of 125 rare bronze sculptures of Hindu, Buddhist and Jain deities selected by art historian Pratapaditya Pal from the collection of New Orleanian Dr.