The tree is known by its fruits. Buddhism put reason in place of authority, it discarded metaphysical speculation to make ...
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The Sinhala Buddhists, on the other hand, were not so advanced. Sinhala Buddhists never became Mahayana. They incorporated Mahayana gods and beliefs into their practices, but the doctrine remained ...