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To: talk.religion.buddhism From: seandpk@aol.com (SeanDPK) Subject: Re: Big vehicle and small vehicle Date: 5 Nov 1994 02:31:54 GMT To follow up on Jack's interesting information, I was taught that Theravadan is the sect that adheres most closely to the oldest of the Buddhist scriptures. As I remember, a schism occured 400-600 years after the Buddha's death, with the Theravadans and the Mahayanas differing over what of the existing texts could be regarded as authentic and acceptable. Terms used to describe this schism are the "greater" and "lesser" baskets, with the Mahayana groups accepting more texts and a broader sweep of Buddhist myth and tradition, and the Theravadans choosing a smaller set. Most Buddhisim in the West comes out of Mahayana traditions. I am not aware of any Theravadan centers of any kind in the U.S., and have only recently heard of one in England which was discussed in Tricycle. Consequently, many of the images of Theravadan Buddhisim in this country are more negitive. There was a recent article in Tricycle discussing how people are discovering (though Theravadans have know it all along) there is a strong social tradition in this sect. I studied with a Theravadan monk from Sri Lanka in university. He is an excellent Buddhist. - Sean
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