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Correct Answer: Option (D) — 1, 2 and 3
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Standard Reference VerifiedAll three are quintessential features of Mahayana Buddhism:
- Mahayana viewed the Buddha not merely as a human teacher but as an eternal, cosmic, and deified principle.
- The ideal of the Bodhisattva—compassionate beings who delay their final Nirvana to save all sentient beings—is the core spiritual path (Bodhisattvayana).
- It introduced devotional practices, anthropomorphic image worship of Buddhas and Bodhisattvas, and elaborate rituals.
The shift from Theravada/Hinayana to Mahayana is characterized precisely by Buddha's deification, idol/image worship, and the Bodhisattva ideal.
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