What are the features of Mahayana Buddhism?

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Symbols of Buddha.

Statues of Buddha.

Belief in Bodhisattva.

Both 2 and 3

answer is D.

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Statues of Buddha and Belief in Bodhisattva are the features of Mahayana Buddhism.
After the death of Lord Buddha, Buddhism got divided into the Mahayana form of Buddhism and the Hinayana form of Buddhism. There are certain features of Maharana Buddhism, like the followers of Mahayana Buddhism believed in the statues and sculptures depicting Buddha and the existence of Bodhisatta. They favored making Buddha sculptures, which emerged in various schools of architecture like Gandhara Mathura and Amravati. Apart from this, bodhisattva believers had the notion of helping people attain enlightenment, and they remained in the world to teach and help others. The popularity of Buddhism and the worship of bodhisattva became very common in the regions of China, Japan, and Central Asia.

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