Question: what is the fundamental difference between mahayana buddhism and hinayana buddhism?
Answer: Major difference between Hinayana and Mahayana Mahayana worships the bodhisattvas and read the Mahayana sutras while Hinayanists do not perform these. Mahayana Buddhism followers think that The Buddha is a God because they think that the Buddha came down to earth to help people cross the sea of life.