Consider the following : 1. Deification of the Buddha 2. Treading the path of Bodhisattvas 3. Image worship and rituals Which of the above is/are the feature/features of Mahayana Buddhism?

Option (D) is correct because Mahayana Buddhism transformed the Buddha from a human teacher into a divine figure (deification), prioritized the Bodhisattva ideal of delaying one's own salvation to help others, and institutionalized formal image worship and rituals. Option (B) is the most tempting wrong choice for candidates who might mistakenly believe image worship was common to all sects, whereas it was actually a defining Mahayana departure from the symbolic representations used in Hinayana. The core concept tested is the doctrinal and ritualistic evolution of Mahayana Buddhism that distinguished it from earlier Buddhist traditions.