Hinayana is concerned more with individual salvation through contemplation and self-purification, while Mahayana teaches compassion and universal salvation.
從中您或可看出，國內在政治、軍事、經濟、文化、教育等各方面進步之外，宗教活動在觀念和作法上，亦能隨著時代的進步，呈現出一種積極、進取的作風。