Differences between Mahayana and Hinayana Buddhism.

Have a little read: ... Buddhism is divided into two main religious groups Mahayana Buddhism and Hinayana Buddhism (also known as Theravada). These two religious groups both share a lot of similarities. But have a few differences. One of the differences is that Mahayana Buddhists believe that The Buddha (Siddhartha Gautama) is a God but Hinayana Buddhists believe that The Buddha was an ordinary Human. Mahayana Buddhism followers think that The Buddha is a God because they think that the Buddha came down to earth to help people cross the sea of life. So the Buddha can be worshipped as a God because he is eternal and comes down to earth. On the other hand Hinayana Buddhists think that The Buddha was a Human instead of a God because they think The Buddha was simply a man who found a way to Nirvana. I think that The Buddha is an ordinary person because he has many human-like characteristics such as looking like a person, being born like a person, living like a person besides if he was a God he would have already known about old-aged people, diseased people and dead people. So Siddhartha Gautama is an ordinary person who devoted most of his life to finding the truth of life, to reach enlightenment. Also the fact that Siddhartha Gautama didn't know how to meditate before reaching the Meditation Masters suggests that Siddhartha Gautama didn't know how to meditate and so couldn't have been a God. There is also another difference between Hinayana and Mahayana Buddhism this is that Mahayana Buddhism followers think that it is better to help others reach Nirvana before you do. But Hinayana Buddhism followers think that everyone needs to gain Nirvana by their own. Mahayana Buddhists all help others to reach Nirvana before they do because they think it is better to help other people reach Nirvana than to reach Nirvana for yourself. However, Hinayana Buddhists think that reaching Nirvana is the ultimate goal of all Buddhists and that you should gain Nirvana for yourself. I think it is better to help others reach Nirvana than to gain it for yourself. Because it is not worth it if you have gained Nirvana for yourself and you haven't helped others gain it. One other difference between Mahayana and Hinayana Buddhism is that Mahayana Buddhism followers think that all who trust in the Buddha will reach Nirvana. On