Lotus Sutra Anyone can become a Buddha.
https://gyazo.com/f5be8bb960c8c884696498e04c9a17dc
Interesting explanation of the Buddhist transformation process.
In Sthanipata, awakening was immediate and not time-consuming However, during the time of the Parthian school of Buddhism, it was necessary to practice for a long period of time, called "three abstinence kalpas".
In primitive Buddhist times, "Buddha" appears in the plural
It wasn't about Gautama personally, it was "the awakened ones."
Setsuji Aribu deified into a single transcendent being, "He is not a human being, he is a Buddha".
coined the term "bodhisattva" and limited what it refers to to the Buddha
Belief in stupas and sacred places occurred during the period of the Parthian school of Buddhism.
At that time, India was the first to trade with the Roman Empire, exporting pepper.
In the midst of all this, Mahayana Buddhism happens.
It's very Lutheran.
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