Explanation:

• Buddhism is divided into two main religious groups Mahayana Buddhism and Hinayana Buddhism (also known as Theravada). These two religious groups both share a lot of similarities. But have a few differences. One of the differences is that Mahayana Buddhists believe that The Buddha (Siddhartha Gautama) is a God but Hinayana Buddhists believe that The Buddha was an ordinary Human.
• Mahayana Buddhism followers think that it is better to help others reach Nirvana before you do. But Hinayana Buddhism followers think that everyone needs to gain Nirvana by their own.
• Hinayana Buddhism Mahayana Buddhism
• Followed as a teaching or Philosophy. Followed with reference to higher beings, more like a religion.
• Found mostly in the South and West covering Indochina and Ceylon (Sri-Lanka). Found mostly in the North and West, covering China, Korea, Japan, and Tibet.
• Early work written in Pali (e.g. kamma, dhamma). Early texts are in Sanskrit (e.g. karma, dharma)