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What are the similarities and the differneces of theravada mahayana and vajrayana?

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What are the similarities between mahayana and theravada?
similarities are that they both have to have their hair shaved of and they have to wear saffron with no shoes
What is the main difference between Theravada Mahayana and Vajrayana Buddism?
Mahayana is longer and easier path towards enlightenment and Vajrayana is quicker and more harsh and hardworking path towards the achievement of enlightenment.
What are theravada and mahayana?
Hinayaana and Mahaayaana are two branches of Buddhism.
Who are mahayana and theravada?
Different schools of Buddhism. Theravada means 'way of the elders', and is evolved from the original form of Buddhism. Mahayana means 'the greater vehicle', and has an unknown origin.
The difference of theravada and mahayana?
Theravada is a much older school of Buddhism, and more strict. It is less practiced than Mahayana. There are detailed articles about each of these branches of Buddhism on wikipedia.