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The Growth and Impact of Mahayana Sampradaya in India:A Review Based Study


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1 Department of Ancient Indian History Culture and Archaeology, Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra, Haryana, India
2 Department of Ancient Indian History, Culture and Archaeology, Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra, Haryana, India
     

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This study is aimed at reviewing the growth and impact of Mahayana Sampradaya in India, which is purely based on secondary data including textbooks, journal articles, and documents from websites. During this process, it was observed that in Mahayana, the materialistic world was given priority rather than difficult philosophy. Eventually, priority was given to the well-being of a common man; as a result, the number of followers of Mahayana increased. Further, it was observed that in Mahayana, Gautama Buddha was considered like God and his idols, temples, and stupas, were made and worshipped. The results of the study conclude that the impact of Mahayana is not only in the religious field but can be seen clearly in the political and economic, and art and literature as well. In this state, each aspect of Indian people has got influenced.

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Mahayana Sampradaya, Buddhism, Indian Lives, A Review.
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Authors

Rajesh Kumar
Department of Ancient Indian History Culture and Archaeology, Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra, Haryana, India
Surinder Kumar Vashisth
Department of Ancient Indian History, Culture and Archaeology, Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra, Haryana, India

Abstract


This study is aimed at reviewing the growth and impact of Mahayana Sampradaya in India, which is purely based on secondary data including textbooks, journal articles, and documents from websites. During this process, it was observed that in Mahayana, the materialistic world was given priority rather than difficult philosophy. Eventually, priority was given to the well-being of a common man; as a result, the number of followers of Mahayana increased. Further, it was observed that in Mahayana, Gautama Buddha was considered like God and his idols, temples, and stupas, were made and worshipped. The results of the study conclude that the impact of Mahayana is not only in the religious field but can be seen clearly in the political and economic, and art and literature as well. In this state, each aspect of Indian people has got influenced.

Keywords


Mahayana Sampradaya, Buddhism, Indian Lives, A Review.