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QUESTION 4 According to Prothero, what is one of the major disagreements between the Theravada school (Way of the Elders) of Buddhism and the Mahayana school (Greater Vehicle)? 0 A. The Mahayanists claim that the Theravadists incorrectly worship the Buddha as deity. OB. The Mahayanists argue that the secluded nature of the monastics in the Theravada tradition is actually selfish as it does not aid others in their goal. OC. The argument between the groups is not about doctrine, but about the sacred land on which the Buddha first received his insights O D. The Theravadists argue that the Mahayana tradition does not use the correct order of incantations at ritual events

Answer 1

The mahayanists argue that the secluded nature of manstics in theravada tradition is actually selfish as it does not aid others in their goal. As according to prothera the major difference between mahayana and theravada is that the former lives in the world and prays and works for others but in the later they live for internity and self benefit