Mahayana Buddhism spread through China, Korea, Japan, and Central Asia, teaching that the Buddha was divine and heavenly afterlife was possible.
Mahayana Buddhism spread through China, Korea, Japan, and Central Asia, teaching that the Buddha was divine and heavenly afterlife was possible.
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