What is Mahāyāna Buddhism? A scholar of Buddhism explains
- Written by Pierce Salguero, Associate Professor of Asian History & Religious Studies, Penn State
The vast majority of Buddhists in historical and contemporary times have been followers of Mahāyāna Buddhism.Fred de Noyelle / Godong/Stone via Getty ImagesMahāyāna is the name of one of the two primary branches of Buddhism. The word is formulated from the Sanskrit “mahā,” meaning great or large, and...




