Memahami Mahâyâna dan Hînayâna dalam Filsafat Timur

Abstract

Since the death of Buddha, Buddhism has become very popular and growing. This was marked by the presence of two great schools of Buddhism namely Mahāyâna and Hînayâna. These two streams have similarities and differences in rituals and faith proclamation. This article, explains various characteristics of the two streams into their sub-streams. Such characteristics are not meant to divide the concept of seeing and living the Buddha, but to enrich the horizon of thought about it.

Keywords

• Mahâyâna
• Hînayâna
• Yogâcâra
• Mādhyamika
• Vaibhâsika
• Sautrântika