大乘宗

The school of Mahāyāna, attributed to the rise in India of the Mādhyamika, i.e. the [lang id =1028]中觀 or [lang id =1028]三論 school ascribed to Nāgārjuna, and the Yoga [lang id =1028]瑜伽 or Dharmalakṣaṇa [lang id =1028]法相 school, the other schools being Hīnayāna. In China and Japan the [lang id =1028]倶舍 and [lang id =1028]成實 are classed as Hīnayāna, the rest being Mahāyāna , of which the principal schools are [lang id =1028]律, [lang id =1028]法相 , [lang id =1028]三論, [lang id =1028]華嚴, [lang id =1028]天台, [lang id =1028]真言 , [lang id =1028]淨土 , [lang id =1028]禪 q.v.

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佛滅後， 諸宗紛紛成立， 其中求羅漢之證悟者為小乘宗， 求作佛者為大乘宗。