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Kanishka was a champion of the Mahayana (Great Vehicle) school, which attributed for the first time a quasi-divinity to Buddha; his active patronage of the arts led to the creation of the first bronze and stone sculptures of Buddha.
After the Buddha’s death at the age of 80, Buddhism eventually split into two main lines, those who strictly followed his teachings, the Theravada or Hinayana school of Sri Lanka and Southeast Asia, and those who allowed new interpretations, the Mahayana Buddhists of China, Japan, Korea, Tibet, India, and Nepal.
The Mahayana (Great Vehicle) school added the concept of Bodhisattva as divine savior, and was then the most dominant form of Buddhism, spreading to China and Japan.
The Mahayana allowed worship of the Buddha and recognized other holy figures as well.