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

• Buddhist canonsRelated: Mahayana communities accept scriptures absent from the Pāli Canon.

• 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.

• Jayavarman VIIRelated: Its ideals shaped the religious imagery and public-care claims of his kingship.

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

• Angkor ThomRelated: Its ideals informed Jayavarman VII’s religious building program at Angkor Thom.

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

• Compassion meditationBroader topic: Its ethical ideal of universal compassion informs several meditation practices.

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

• PāramitāRelated: Mahāyāna teachings made pāramitās central to bodhisattva practice.

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

• Abhidhamma PiṭakaCompared with: Many Mahāyāna canons organize authoritative texts differently from the Theravāda collection.

• 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.

• DharmaguptakaCompared with: The Dharmaguptaka was an early monastic school, not a synonym for this later movement.

• 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.

• Buddha's BirthdayCompared with: Mahayana communities often observe the Buddha’s birth separately from his enlightenment and passing.

• 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.

• Buddhist cultureCompared with: Its devotional and philosophical traditions shape cultures distinct from Theravada settings.

• History of BuddhismBroader topic: Its emergence marks a major expansion of Buddhist texts and ideals.

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

• Victor PelevinBroader topic: Mahayana concepts help frame his fiction’s reflections on emptiness and awakening.