Mahayana was one of the results of the Great Schism between Elders and universal Assembly, which took place after Buddha’s death. The tradition of the Elders continues to this day in the school of Theravada while the other side included many schools all of which made a contribution to a new movement known as Mahayana. Mahayana means The Great Vehicle, as it is considered the universal way to salvation. Although Mahayana did not reject any of the earlier teaching of Buddha, this school did interpret some of them in a completely new and even radical way. For example,…