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>Upon this, confused jumble of spiritism, superstition, >loyalty to >ancestors and submission to a divine hierarchy >Buddhism was >superimposed. It quickly dominated all because of its >superior >excellence. The form of Buddhism which became >established in China was >not, to be sure, like the Buddhism preached by Gautama >and his >disciples, or like that form of Buddhism which had >taken root in Burma >or Ceylon. Except in name, the Buddhism of Southern >Asia and the >Buddhism which developed in China were virtually two >distinct types of >religion. The Buddhism of Burma and Ceylon was of the >conservative >Hînayâna ("Little Vehicle" of salvation) school, while >that of China was >of the progressive Mahâyâna ("Great Vehicle" of >salvation) school. Their >differences are so marked as to be worthy of a careful >statement.

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