How did the beliefs of followers of the Theravada and Mahayana branches of Buddhism differ? How did their positions reflect differing ideas about the likelihood of their followers achieving nirvana? Why was the term Hinayana originally used as an expression of contempt by the followers of the Mahayana branch of Buddhism?

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