It's totally wrong to call Thervada tradition as Hinayana, theravada tradition is seen silent on the path or vehicle, not prioritizing any one path, instead the desicion is upto individual.
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'''Parinirvana Day''', or '''Nirvana Day''' is a [[Mahayana]] [[Buddhist]] [[holiday]] celebrated in [[East Asia]]. By some it is celebrated on [[:February 8|8 February]],{{citation needed|date=February 2017}} but by most on the [[:February 15|15 February]].{{citation needed|date=February 2017}} In Bhutan, it is celebrated on the fifteenth day of the fourth month of the Bhutanese calendar. It celebrates the day when the Buddha is said to have achieved [[Parinirvana]], or complete [[Nirvana]], upon the death of his physical body.<ref>[http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/buddhism/holydays/parinirvana.shtml BBC Holiday Page]</ref> | '''Parinirvana Day''', or '''Nirvana Day''' is a [[Mahayana]] [[Buddhist]] [[holiday]] celebrated in [[East Asia]]. By some it is celebrated on [[:February 8|8 February]],{{citation needed|date=February 2017}} but by most on the [[:February 15|15 February]].{{citation needed|date=February 2017}} In Bhutan, it is celebrated on the fifteenth day of the fourth month of the Bhutanese calendar. It celebrates the day when the Buddha is said to have achieved [[Parinirvana]], or complete [[Nirvana]], upon the death of his physical body.<ref>[http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/buddhism/holydays/parinirvana.shtml BBC Holiday Page]</ref> | ||
Passages from the recitations of [[Mahaparinibbana Sutta|Nibbana Sutta]] | Passages from the recitations of [[Mahaparinibbana Sutta|Nibbana Sutta]] or [[Mahayana Mahaparinirvana Sutra|Nirvana Sutra]] describing the Buddha's last days of life are often read on Parinirvana Day. Other observances include meditation and visits to [[Buddhist temple]]s and monasteries. Also, the day is a time to think about one's own future [[death]] and on the deaths of loved ones. This thought process reflects the Buddhist teachings on [[impermanence]]. | ||
Some Western Buddhist groups also celebrate Parinirvana Day. | Some Western Buddhist groups also celebrate Parinirvana Day. | ||