Basic points unifying Theravāda and Mahāyāna explained

The Basic Points Unifying the Theravāda and the Mahāyāna is an important Buddhist ecumenical statement created in 1967 during the First Congress of the World Buddhist Sangha Council (WBSC), where its founder Secretary-General, the late Venerable Pandita Pimbure Sorata Thera, requested the Ven. Walpola Rahula to present a concise formula for the unification of all the different Buddhist traditions. This text was then unanimously approved by the council.^[1]

Expansion of the formula

Ven. Walpola Sri Rahula in 1981 ^[2] offered an alternative to the Eight-point formula above restating it as follows:

See also

• Index of Buddhism-related articles
• Secular Buddhism
• World Buddhist Forum
• World Fellowship of Buddhists

References

• Rahula, Walpola (1974). The Heritage of the Bhikkhu. NY: Grove Press; pp. 100, 137–8.
• The Young Buddhist, Singapore : Buddha Yana Organization, 1982, p. 161 -163

External links

• World Buddhist Sangha Council homepage
• Comparative Study by Tan Swe Eng
• Theravada vs Mahayana (Compiled by Oo Maung)

Notes and References

1. Book: Phelps, Norm. The Great Compassion: Buddhism and Animal Rights. Norm Phelps. Lantern Books. 2004. 1590560698. 45.
2. Third International Congress World Buddhist Sangha Council. Taiwan. December 1–7, 1981. Proceedings: Third International Congress World Buddhist Sangha Council. 32–35. One Vehicle for Peace. Ven. Walpola Sri Rahula.