For Mahayana Buddhists, the Buddha was divine.

对于大乘佛教徒来说，佛陀是神圣的。

Mahayana Buddhism, there are lots of different heavens, each more awesome than the last.

大乘佛教中，有许多不同的 天堂，每一个都比上一个更可怕。

It was win-win, especially when you consider that one of the central materials used in Mahayana Buddhist rituals is … silk.

这是双赢的，尤其是考虑到大乘佛教仪式中使用的核心材料之一是… … 丝绸。

Currently, it is the world's 4th largest religion, with over half a billion followers worldwide, primarily divided into two main overarching  categories: Theravada and Mahayana.

目前，它是世界第四大宗教，全球信徒超过五亿，主要分为两个主要类别：小乘佛教和大乘佛教。

The variation of Buddhism that took root in China, Korea, Japan, and Central Asia is known as Mahayana Buddhism, and it differed from the original teachings of the Buddha in many ways, but one that was fundamental.

在中国、 韩国、日本和中亚扎根的佛教变体被称为大乘佛教， 它在许多方面与佛陀的原始教义不同， 但有一个是根本性的。