Mahayana Buddhism
a. held very closely to original Buddhist teaching.
b. held that enlightenment could only by achieved in incremental stages over many lifetimes.
c. held that a person could achieve enlightenment in only one lifetime.
d. is sometimes called "lesser vehicle" Buddhism.
c
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