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Is it true that Sanskrit was the language of the Mahayana school of Buddhism?


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The above statement is True.
Buddhism split into the Mahayana, or "larger vehicle," and the Hinayana, or "lesser vehicle," after the demise of Gautam Buddha. This division took place during a Buddhist council called by Kushana monarch Kanishka. The Mahayana accepted both the worship of idols and the divinity of Buddha, while the Hinayana rejected both of these ideas. The Mahayana used Sanskrit to spread its ideas and sermons.
 
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Is it true that Sanskrit was the language of the Mahayana school of Buddhism?