From about 1000 CE to the 1700s how much did the distinction between Mahayana & Theravada Buddhism matter to the average Buddhist? Or even kings etc. in their relations with leaders nominally of the opposite school? Did anyone care that much besides religious scholars & lifelong monks?

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From about 1000 CE to the 1700s how much did the distinction between Mahayana & Theravada Buddhism matter to the average Buddhist? Or even kings etc. in their relations with leaders nominally of the opposite school? Did anyone care that much besides religious scholars & lifelong monks?

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