Throughout the years of its existence, the religion of Buddhism has gone through many changes. One example of how Buddhism changed is when the Mahayana was adopted as an official interpretation. The “Great Vehicle” was the name that the Buddhists came up for this new way of thinking. The Buddhists spent much of their lives concentrating on reaching nirvana, which was balanced with everyday activities. Judaism also experienced many changes during this time, which was …showed first 75 words of 1040 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1040 total…their goal is ultimately the same - reaching an eternal harmony with their respective Gods. The Mahayana and Christians allowed a slight variation on each of their religions in order to allow more people to practice their religions, and to successfully reach their goals in faith. Overall, each religion was received openly, and are each presently world religions. Bibliography Andrea, Alfred, and Overfield, James. The Human Record: Sources of Global History. New York: Houghton Mifflin, 1998