While Theravada Buddhism follows the Pali Canon, said to include only the actual teachings of the Buddha, the Chinese and Tibetan Mahayana canons have texts that correspond to much of the Pali Canon, but also have added a vast number of sutras and commentaries that are strictly Mahayana.
Nakuba i-Theravada Buddhism ilandela i- Pali Canon , yathi ihlanganisa kuphela imfundiso yangempela yeBuddha, amaShayina namaTibetan aseMahayana amasonto anemibhalo ehambisana ne-Pali Canon kodwa futhi yanezela inani elikhulu lama-sutras namazwana e-Mahayana .