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（2）What are the difference and the common issue both of Theravada and Mahayana?

Sri Lankan Buddhism has the tradition of the primitive Buddhism as it is. That matter is the precious cultural heritage and might be say it cannot find another country. In spite of experienced huge pressure by the colonial policy for long, it has kept the tradition because of the island country. It is just about the same situation as keeping Zen tradition in Japan. 

Mahayana has moderate precept. Especially Japanese priests have a family and have nothing restricted about meals or etc. If it be severe to do like Sri Lankan Buddhism we have nothing to be a monk in Japan. On the contrary, it might be to say that it is good for the asking follower’s worries of life as well. It is important part for woman situation in which Japanese temple.

Japanese Zen values the Sanga organization above everything else. There is an abbot in the center situation and are several priests who assist him or monks. This tradition is much the same as primitive Buddhism, so Sri Lankan Buddhism is likely it. Japanese abbots keep the religious precepts. And it is much same as Sri Lankan abbots.

Japanese monks carry on the work with great energy. We say it Samu.

Those are what doing mendicancy or cleaning garden and field working etc. Samu is the traditional practicing from that time on Chinese Zen period.

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