Consider the following statements:1.Deification of the Buddha2.Trading the path of Bodhisattvas3.Image worship and ritualsWhich of the above is/are the feature/features of Mahayana Buddhism?

1. A

   1 only

   (a) 1 only. Deification of the Buddha is a Mahayana marker, but path-of-the-bodhisattva and image worship are also Mahayana features, so 1 only is not the key.

2. B

   1 and 2 only

   (b) 1 and 2 only. Both are Mahayana, yet statement 3 (image worship and rituals) is also a Mahayana development against early aniconic practice, so dropping 3 is not the key.

3. C

   2 and 3 only

   (c) 2 and 3 only. Those two hold, but deification (statement 1) is equally Mahayana, so this pair is not the key.

4. D

   1, 2 and 3

   (d) 1, 2 and 3. Mahayana treats the Buddha as a transcendent/deified figure, centres the bodhisattva path, and develops image worship and ritual. All three listed features belong, so this is the official key.

Summary. Official key is (d) 1, 2 and 3. Mahayana (‘Great Vehicle’) deifies the Buddha, asks the aspirant to follow bodhisattvas toward Buddhahood, and supports images and puja. Early/Nikaya practice was more aniconic and arhat-centred. Honour the stored letter (d).