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What does Mahayana mean?

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  1. (Buddhism) A school of Buddhism widely practised in China, Japan, Korea and Mongolia and accepting non-Pali canon scriptures, that holds belief in gods in contrast to Theravada which does not, that teaches that all can achieve salvation, and has more emphasis on social concerns and is more liberal, in general, than Theravada.
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The scriptures followed by the trainees are the Mahayana sutras, taught by the Buddha and other Buddhist masters.
In a footnote to this discussion Semple notes that the Mahayana tantra belongs to the wider Sunyatavada Doctrine.
In the Mahayana school, Buddhism incorporated Chinese Taoism and eventually evolved into Ch'an, or better yet known as Zen in Japan.
Once you have a proper knowledge about Mahayana you can ask a qualified teacher how to approach Vajrayana.
But even if one is practicing Hinayana or Mahayana practice, the entire goal is to actually realize the ultimate Dharmata.
The former were known as the followers of Hinayana or the Lesser Vehicle and latter of Mahayana or the Greater Vehicle.

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