Mahayanist teaching implies that all creatures will eventually find nirvana. There is no self. One’s existence is an illusion.
In Theravada Buddhism, “An-atman”
means literally not self 7.Morals. Good works are
advocated including meditation,
self-denial, and right behavior.
8.Worship. There is meditation to overcome craving and the sense of self.
In Mahayana Buddhism, some pray fora transfer of merit from a bodhisattva to aid in reaching nirvana. What appears as Buddhists worshiping before a statue is really a sort of paying respects.
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