How Is Theravada Buddhism Different from Mahayana Buddhism?

In this lecture, Prof Van Norden discusses the differences between Theravada Buddhism (dominant in Sri Lanka and Southeast Asia) and Mahayana Buddhism (dominant in East Asia, including China and Japan). Recorded 15 March 2021 on Zoom.

Previous Lecture: Buddhism on No-Self, Reincarnation, and Language,    • Buddhism on No-Self, Reincarnation, a...  
Following Lecture: Buddhism Comes to China,    • Buddhism Comes to China  

For more on the term "Hinayana," see Bhikkhu Analayo, "The Hīnayāna Fallacy," http://jocbs.org/index.php/jocbs/arti....

For the Steely Dan song, "Boddhisattva" (which I played for my students prior to the lecture), see here:    • Bodhisattva  

0:55 Introducing my Cat Pinky
1:15 Overview of Theravāda vs. Mahāyāna
7:40 Arhat vs. Bodhisattva
12:52 Is it “Turtles All the Way Down”?
22:42 Upāya (Skillful Means)
30:43 Sexuality
32:58 Faith and Transfer of Merit
37:54 No-Self vs. No Individual Self