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The 81 pages that link to Mahayana, each with the reason it gives.

• Tibetan BuddhismNarrower topic: Tibetan Buddhism developed within this broad tradition and shares its central bodhisattva commitments.

• BodhisattvaNarrower topic: Mahayana makes the bodhisattva path a central ideal for practitioners.

• VajrayanaNarrower topic: Vajrayana presents itself as a tantric form of Mahayana.

• Buddhism in ChinaNarrower topic: Mahayana scriptures and ideals became especially influential in Chinese Buddhist traditions.

• Pure Land BuddhismNarrower topic: Pure Land Buddhism developed as one of its diverse traditions.

• Chinese BuddhismNarrower topic: Most enduring Chinese Buddhist schools belong to the Mahayana tradition.

• Chan BuddhismNarrower topic: Chan developed within this tradition and inherited its bodhisattva ideal.

• BodhicittaNarrower topic: Bodhicitta is a defining ideal across Mahayana traditions.

• BuddhahoodNarrower topic: Its teachings develop influential accounts of buddhahood and universal awakening.

• PrajnaparamitaNarrower topic: Prajnaparamita scriptures became foundational texts within this tradition.

• Lotus SutraNarrower topic: The Lotus Sutra is a Mahayana scripture whose universal vision of Buddhahood exemplifies this tradition.

• AtishaNarrower topic: Atisha’s teachings belong to this wider tradition and emphasize its bodhisattva ideal.

• Nichiren BuddhismNarrower topic: Nichiren Buddhism belongs to this wider Buddhist family.

• DōgenNarrower topic: Dōgen’s Zen teachings developed within this broad Buddhist tradition.

• Tibetan Buddhist monasticismNarrower topic: Its bodhisattva ideal informs the religious aims taught in Tibetan monasteries.

• BodhidharmaNarrower topic: Bodhidharma’s teachings are situated within this broad Buddhist tradition.

• BorobudurNarrower topic: Its teachings shaped the monument’s religious setting and imagery.

• Early BuddhismNarrower topic: Its later emergence marks a major development beyond the earliest communities.

• UpayaNarrower topic: Upaya became especially prominent in Mahayana accounts of teaching and the bodhisattva path.

• Buddhist tantraNarrower topic: Buddhist tantra arose within Mahayana settings and adopts its bodhisattva ideal.

• Sanskrit Buddhist literatureNarrower topic: Many Sanskrit texts became central sources for Mahayana doctrine and practice.

• Bodhisattva vowNarrower topic: The vow is a defining aspiration within Mahayana Buddhist traditions.

• Buddhism in TibetNarrower topic: Its bodhisattva ideal and philosophical systems underpin Tibetan Buddhist teachings.

• Mahayana sutrasNarrower topic: The tradition that accepts these scriptures as authoritative.

• Merit transferNarrower topic: Mahayana traditions often frame dedication as part of the bodhisattva’s commitment to all beings.

• SaichōNarrower topic: Saichō’s teachings belong to this tradition and draw on its ideas.

• Buddhism in VietnamNarrower topic: Its scriptures and devotional forms have shaped most Vietnamese Buddhist communities.

• Diamond SutraNarrower topic: The sutra’s audience and ideals belong to this tradition.

• HuinengNarrower topic: Huineng’s Chan lineage developed within this broad Buddhist tradition.

• Thích Nhất HạnhNarrower topic: Its ideals inform his emphasis on compassion and engaged practice.

• BhikkhuNarrower topic: Bhikkhu ordination also exists in Mahayana communities, with different institutional contexts.

• LojongNarrower topic: Lojong belongs to the Mahayana path and emphasizes awakening for others’ benefit.

• Seon BuddhismNarrower topic: Seon belongs to Mahayana and inherits its bodhisattva ideal.

• GuanyinNarrower topic: Guanyin’s role as a savior figure is rooted in Mahayana teachings.

• NichirenNarrower topic: Nichiren’s central scripture and claims about universal Buddhahood belong to the Mahayana tradition.

• SaṃbhogakāyaNarrower topic: The doctrine of saṃbhogakāya developed within Mahāyāna Buddhist thought.

• TrikayaNarrower topic: Trikaya developed within the Mahayana framework of Buddhahood and compassionate activity.

• Buddhism in the WestNarrower topic: Zen and many East Asian traditions practiced in the West belong to this broad tradition.

• WonhyoNarrower topic: Wonhyo’s thought developed within this broad tradition and its varied scriptures.

• JinulNarrower topic: Jinul’s Korean Seon belonged to this wider Buddhist movement.

• SōtōNarrower topic: Sōtō belongs to this broad Buddhist tradition.

• AvalokiteśvaraNarrower topic: Avalokiteśvara’s role and scriptures belong to this broad Buddhist tradition.

• Dongshan LiangjieNarrower topic: The Chan tradition Dongshan inhabited developed within Mahayana Buddhism.

• Mount JiuhuaNarrower topic: Kṣitigarbha devotion at Jiuhua belongs to this broad Buddhist tradition.

• ZhiyiNarrower topic: Zhiyi’s school developed within this broad Buddhist tradition.

• AtiśaNarrower topic: Atiśa’s teachings developed within its philosophical and devotional traditions.

• Huiyuan of Mount LuNarrower topic: Huiyuan’s doctrines and devotional practices belonged to the Mahāyāna world of early medieval China.