In the Years Following the Death of Siddhartha Gautama, How

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Essay

In the years following the death of Siddhartha Gautama, how was Buddhism transformed? What were the catalysts that spurred these transformations? How did the beliefs of followers of the Theravada and Mahayana branches of Buddhism differ? How did their positions reflect differing ideas about the likelihood of their followers achieving nirvana? Do you think the term Hinayana was originally used as an expression of contempt?

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