Article - Buddhism
Buddhism is a religion and philosophy based on the teachings of the Buddha, Siddhārtha Gautama, who lived in what is now Northern India ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Buddhism: Encyclopedia - Buddhism
Buddhism, a religion and philosophy from ancient India, is based on the teachings of the Buddha, Siddhārtha Gautama, of the Shakyas. Hi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Buddhism: Encyclopedia Ii - Buddhism - Practices Of Buddhism
Buddhism - Refuge in The Three Jewels. Main Article: Refuge (Buddhism) Buddhists seek refuge in the "Three Jewels" of Buddhism as the f...   » Read the article

Article - Buddhism In Brazil
Buddhism in Brazil has practitioners of various Buddhist schools, as well as a fair number of somewhat Buddhist-inspired cults and "New A...   » Read the article

Article - Buddhism: History Of Buddhism
History of Buddhism The history of Buddhism is the story of one man's spiritual journey to Enlightenment, and of the teachings and ways ...   » Read the article

Article - Buddhism: Prayers In Buddhism
It is commonly believed that Buddhism involves long hours of meditation and is devoid of elaborative pujas (prayers) and ceremonies assoc...   » Read the article

Article - Buddhism In Japan
The history of Buddhism in Japan can be roughly divided into three periods, namely the Nara period (up to 784), the Heian period (794-118...   » Read the article

Article - Korean Buddhism
Korean Buddhism is distinguished from other forms of Buddhism by its attempt to resolve what it sees as inconsistencies in Chinese Mahaya...   » Read the article

Article - Buddhism: Introduction To Buddhism
Introduction to Buddhism. Buddhism is a spiritual tradition that focuses on personal spiritual development and the attainment of a deep ...   » Read the article

Article - Buddhism In India
Theravada is the single remaining representative of the eighteen (or twenty) Nikaya schools of Indian Buddhism, which are sometimes ref...   » Read the article

Article - Buddhism In China
Buddhism is a very important religion in China and one of the three major schools of thought along with Confucianism and Taoism. It has a...   » Read the article

Article - Buddhism In Austria
For more background on this topic, see Culture of Austria. Buddhism is a legally recognized religion in Austria and it is followed by ...   » Read the article

Article - Buddhism: Origins Of Buddhism
Buddhism: Origins of Buddhism Legend has it that the Buddha to be, Siddhartha Gautama, was born around the 6th century BCE. His birthpla...   » Read the article

Article - Buddhism: Introduction To Buddhism
Buddhism is a philosophy and/or religion based on the teachings of the Buddha, Siddhartha Gautama (Sanskrit; in Pali, Siddhattha Gotama),...   » Read the article

Article - Buddhism By Region
Buddhist beliefs and practices vary according to region. There are distinctions between and within the Buddhism practised in various regi...   » Read the article

Article - Buddhism: Principles Of Buddhism
The main principles of Buddhism: The Three Jewels, The Four Noble Truths, The Noble Eightfold Path, The Five Precepts, The three marks of...   » Read the article

Article - Schools Of Buddhism
There are many divisions and subdivisions of the schools of Buddhism. An extensive list of historical schools is given below according to...   » Read the article

Article - Buddhism In Canada
There is a small, growing Buddhist community in Canada. As of the 2001 census, roughly 300,000 Canadians identified their religion as Bud...   » Read the article

Article - Sri Lankan Buddhism
Sri Lankan Buddhism belongs to the Theravada tradition. About 69% of the country adheres to Buddhism. Sri Lanka is the country with longe...   » Read the article

Article - Buddhism In Thailand
Buddhism in Thailand is largely of the Theravada school. As much as 94% of Thailand's population is Buddhist of the Theravada school, tho...   » Read the article

Article - Buddhism And The Roman World
Several instances of interaction between Buddhism and the Roman world are documented by Classical and early Christian writers. Buddhism a...   » Read the article

Article - Buddhism: History Of Buddhism
The history of Buddhism spans from the 6th century BCE to the present, starting with the birth of the Buddha Siddharta Gautama. This make...   » Read the article

Article - Buddhism In The United States
Buddhism is a religion with millions of followers in the United States, including traditionally Buddhist Asian Americans as well as non-A...   » Read the article

Article - Buddhism: Buddhism After The Buddha
  Buddhism after the Buddha Buddhism spread slowly in India until the powerful Mauryan emperor Asoka converted to it and actively s...   » Read the article

Article - Buddhism By Country
The percentage of Buddhist population of each country was taken from the US State Department's International Religious Freedom Report 200...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Buddhism In Vietnam: Encyclopedia - Buddhism In Vietnam
Buddhism in Vietnam is Buddhism that had been localized to Vietnam from India and later from China. Vietnamese Buddhism has many characte...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Burmese Buddhism: Encyclopedia - Burmese Buddhism
Burmese Buddhism is largely of the Theravada sect, with the exception of mostly Burmese-Chinese adherents, who typically practice Mahayan...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Thien Buddhism: Encyclopedia - Thien Buddhism
Thiền Buddhism (禪宗 Thiền Tông) is the Vietnamese name for the school of Chan Buddhism, which in turn is most familiarly known to...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hinayana Buddhism: Encyclopedia - Hinayana Buddhism
Hinayana Buddhism is an expression that may refer to Theravada Buddhism (mainly because it is the only surviving Buddhist school that doe...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Buddhism In Brazil: Encyclopedia - Buddhism In Brazil
Buddhism in Brazil has practitioners of various Buddhist schools, as well as a fair number of somewhat Buddhist-inspired cults and "New A...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tibetan Buddhism: Encyclopedia - Tibetan Buddhism
Tibetan Buddhism — formerly also called Lamaism, after their religious gurus known as lamas — is the body of religious Buddhist doctr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Buddhism In India: Encyclopedia - Buddhism In India
Buddhism in India - Nikaya. Theravada is the single remaining representative of the eighteen (or twenty) Nikaya schools of Indian Budd...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Buddhism In Japan: Encyclopedia - Buddhism In Japan
The history of Buddhism in Japan can be roughly divided into three periods, namely the Nara period (up to 784), the Heian period (794-118...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Western Buddhism: Encyclopedia - Western Buddhism
Western Buddhism is the practice of Buddhism in Europe and the Americas, especially in the United States. For the most part, Western Budd...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nichiren Buddhism: Encyclopedia - Nichiren Buddhism
Nichiren Buddhism (日蓮系諸宗派: Nichiren-kei sho shūha) is a branch of Buddhism based on the teachings of the 13th century Japane...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dana Buddhism: Encyclopedia - Dana Buddhism
Dana is a Sanskrit and Pali word meaning generosity or giving. In Buddhism, it also refers to the practice of cultivating generosity. Ult...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Korean Buddhism: Encyclopedia - Korean Buddhism
Korean Buddhism is distinguished from other forms of Buddhism by its attempt to resolve what it sees as inconsistencies in Chinese Mahaya...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Neo-buddhism: Encyclopedia - Neo-buddhism
Neo-Buddhism is a modern Buddhist revivalist movement in India. As a popular movement, Neo-Buddhism began on October 14, 1956 when B. R. ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Buddhism In China: Encyclopedia - Buddhism In China
Buddhism is a very important religion in China and one of the three major schools of thought along with Confucianism and Taoism. It has a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Engaged Buddhism: Encyclopedia - Engaged Buddhism
Engaged Buddhism is a term originally coined by Vietnamese Zen Buddhist teacher Thich Nhat Hanh. During the Vietnam War, he and his sangh...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Shambhala Buddhism: Encyclopedia - Shambhala Buddhism
The term Shambhala Buddhism has come into use as an umbrella term referring to the teachings of Karma Kagyu and Nyingma lineages of Tibet...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Won Buddhism: Encyclopedia - Won Buddhism
Won Buddhism, often written Wonbuddhism, is a modern religious movement based in South Korea. The Korean word, based on a Chinese charact...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Shingon Buddhism: Encyclopedia - Shingon Buddhism
Shingon (真言) is a major school of Japanese Buddhism, and one of two major sub-schools of Vajrayana Buddhism, the other being Tibetan ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yana Buddhism: Encyclopedia - Yana Buddhism
Yana is a Sanskrit word with a range of meanings including nouns such as vehicle, journey, and path; and verbs such as going, moving, rid...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sri Lankan Buddhism: Encyclopedia - Sri Lankan Buddhism
Sri Lankan Buddhism belongs to the Theravada tradition. About 69% of the country adheres to Buddhism. Sri Lanka is the country with longe...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Buddhism And The Roman World: Encyclopedia - Buddhism And The Roman World
Several instances of interaction between Buddhism and the Roman world are documented by Classical and early Christian writers. Buddhism a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Faith In Buddhism: Encyclopedia - Faith In Buddhism
Faith (saddha/ sraddha) is an important constituent element of the teachings of the Buddha - both in the Theravada tradition as in the Ma...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Greco-buddhism: Encyclopedia - Greco-buddhism
Greco-Buddhism, sometimes spelled Græco-Buddhism, is the cultural syncretism between the culture of Classical Greece and Buddhism, which...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Buddhism In The United States: Encyclopedia - Buddhism In The United States
Buddhism is a religion with millions of followers in the United States, including traditionally Buddhist Asian Americans as well as non-A...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Buddhism By Region: Encyclopedia - Buddhism By Region
Buddhist beliefs and practices vary according to region. There are distinctions between and within the Buddhism practised in various regi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dakini Buddhism: Encyclopedia - Dakini Buddhism
The Dakini (lit. Sky Dancer) is a Buddhist Tantric concept particularly upheld in Tibetan Buddhism. The Dakini is a female being of gener...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Buddhism In Austria: Encyclopedia - Buddhism In Austria
For more background on this topic, see Culture of Austria. Buddhism is a legally recognized religion in Austria and it is followed by ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Buddhism In Vietnam: Encyclopedia Ii - Buddhism In Vietnam - Characteristics Of Vietnamese Buddhism
Buddhism in Vietnam - Syncretism. Buddhism in Vietnam - Ying-yang harmony. Buddhism in Vietnam - Flexibility. ... See also:Bud...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Buddhism In Vietnam: Encyclopedia Ii - Buddhism In Vietnam - Characteristics Of Vietnamese Buddhism
Buddhism in Vietnam - Syncretism. Buddhism in Vietnam - Yin-yang harmony. Buddhism in Vietnam - Flexibility. ... See also:Budd...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tibetan Buddhism: Encyclopedia Ii - Tibetan Buddhism - History Of Tibetan Buddhism
Certain Buddhist scriptures arrived in southern Tibet from India as early as 173 CE during the reign of Thothori Nyantsen, the 28th king ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tibetan Buddhism: Encyclopedia Ii - Tibetan Buddhism - History Of Tibetan Buddhism
Certain Buddhist scriptures arrived in southern Tibet from India as early as 173 CE during the reign of Thothori Nyantsen, the 28th king ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Buddhism In India: Encyclopedia Ii - Buddhism In India - Characteristics
Buddhism in India - Nikaya. Theravada is the single remaining representative of the eighteen (or twenty) Nikaya schools of Indian Budd...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Buddhism In India: Encyclopedia Ii - Buddhism In India - History
For a full account of the spread of Buddhism in India and beyond, see the History of Buddhism and the Decline of Buddhism in India. Budd...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Buddhism In Singapore: Encyclopedia Ii - Buddhism In Singapore - Buddhism In Modern Singapore
However, in recent years, due to the increasing publication of Buddhist books, the appearance of internet sites in English, the availabil...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Buddhism In Vietnam: Encyclopedia Ii - Buddhism In Vietnam - Formation And Spread Of Buddhism In Vietnam
Buddhism was imported into Vietnam fairly early, at around the beginning of the Christian Era with the legend of Chữ Đồng Tử study...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Korean Buddhism: Encyclopedia Ii - Korean Buddhism - Buddhism In The Three Kingdoms
When Buddhism was introduced to Korea in the 4th century CE, the Korean peninsula was politically subdivided into three kingdoms: Gogurye...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tibetan Buddhism: Encyclopedia Ii - Tibetan Buddhism - Monasticism
Although there were many yogis in Tibet, monasticism was the foundation of Buddhism. It's estimated that as much as 25% of the population...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Buddhism In Singapore: Encyclopedia Ii - Buddhism In Singapore - History
The presence of Buddhism in Singapore was evident during the Srivijayan times. However, as Islam spread to the local Orang Laut populatio...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Buddhism In Nepal: Encyclopedia Ii - Buddhism In Nepal - Overview
Buddhist influences are evident in the culture of Nepal, including that of many Hindu and Animist castes. Due to Nepal's close proximity ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Faith In Buddhism: Encyclopedia Ii - Faith In Buddhism - Faith In Mahayana Buddhism
The role of faith in Mahayana Buddhism is, if anything, even stronger. Its depth and range become intensified, particularly in the tathag...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Buddhism In Bangladesh: Encyclopedia Ii - Buddhism In Bangladesh - History
Bangladesh (historical Bengal) has a unique place in the history of Buddhism, mainly for two reasons. Firstly, Bengal was the last strong...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nichiren Buddhism: Encyclopedia Ii - Nichiren Buddhism - Schools
Today, Nichiren Buddhism is not a single denomination (see following lists). It began to branch into different schools within several yea...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Buddhism In China: Encyclopedia Ii - Buddhism In China - History Of Buddhism In China
Buddhism in China - Arrival along the Silk Road. The arrival of Buddhism in China followed the first contacts between China and Central...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Neo-buddhism: Encyclopedia Ii - Neo-buddhism - Origins
At the beginning of the 20th century, Buddhism was all but dead in India, the land of its origin. Certain tribal groups in Bengal continu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Shambhala Buddhism: Encyclopedia Ii - Shambhala Buddhism - History Of Shambhala Buddhism
The term "Shambhala Buddhism" as used to describe the larger tradition of the community founded by Trungpa Rinpoche came into use in arou...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tibetan Buddhism: Encyclopedia Ii - Tibetan Buddhism - Traditions/orders/sects Of Tibetan Buddhism
Tibetan Buddhism has four main traditions (the suffix pa is comparable to "er" in English): Nyingma(pa), The Ancient Ones, the oldest an...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Buddhism: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Buddhism - Expansion Of Buddhism To The West
After the Classical encounters between Buddhism and the West recorded in Greco-Buddhist art, information and legends about Buddhism seem ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Greco-buddhism: Encyclopedia Ii - Greco-buddhism - Greco-buddhism And The West
In the direction of the West, the Greco-Buddhist syncretism may also have had some formative influence on the religions of the Mediterran...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Buddhism: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Buddhism - Early Buddhism
Before the royal sponsorship of Ashoka in the 3rd century BCE, Buddhism seems to have remained a relatively minor phenomenon, and the his...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Buddhism In Japan: Encyclopedia Ii - Buddhism In Japan - Nara Period
The introduction of Buddhism to Japan is securely dated to 552, when Baekje monks from the Korean peninsula came to Nara to introduce the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Buddhism In Japan: Encyclopedia Ii - Buddhism In Japan - Heian Period
The Late Nara period saw the introduction of Esoteric Buddhism (密教, Jp. mikkyo) to Japan from China, by Kukai and Saicho, who founded...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tibetan Buddhism: Encyclopedia Ii - Tibetan Buddhism - Schools/tenets Of Tibetan Buddhism
Tibetan Buddhists divide buddhist philosophy as transmitted from India into four main schools of philosophical tenets: Two are Hinayana (...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tibetan Buddhism: Encyclopedia Ii - Tibetan Buddhism - Distinguishing Characteristics
Tibetan Buddhism may be distinguished from other schools of Tantric Buddhism by a number of unique traits including: belief in reincarna...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Buddhism In Singapore: Encyclopedia Ii - Buddhism In Singapore - Other Traditions
In recent years, the Theravada school, Nichiren Buddhism and Tibetan Buddhism have acquired sizeable followings. Monks from Sri Lanka, Th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Buddhism In Japan: Encyclopedia Ii - Buddhism In Japan - Early Chinese Accounts
In 467 CE, according to the Chinese historic treatise Liang Shu, five monks from Gandhara traveled to the country of Fusang (Chinese: 扶...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Shingon Buddhism: Encyclopedia Ii - Shingon Buddhism - Features
One feature that sets Shingon apart from the other surviving schools of esoteric Buddhism in Tibet is the use of calligraphy, along with ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tibetan Buddhism: Encyclopedia Ii - Tibetan Buddhism - Rituals And Ritual Objects
Tantric practitioners make use of special rituals and objects. Meditation is an important function which may be aided by the use of certa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Atman Buddhism: Encyclopedia Ii - Atman Buddhism - The Definition Of Atman In Buddhism
Candrakirti contextualises Atman as follows: Atman is an essence of things that does not depend on others; it is an intrinsic nature. Th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Korean Buddhism: Encyclopedia Ii - Korean Buddhism - Buddhism In The Unified Silla Period 668-918
In 668, the kingdom of Silla succeeded in unifying the whole Korean peninsula, giving rise to a period of political stability that lasted...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Korean Buddhism: Encyclopedia Ii - Korean Buddhism - Buddhism And Westernization 1945-present
When Korea was liberated from Japanese occupation in 1945, the celibate ordained members of the main sect of Korean Buddhism, Chogye, to ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Korean Buddhism: Encyclopedia Ii - Korean Buddhism - Historical Overview Of The Development Of Korean Buddhism
When Buddhism was originally introduced to Korea from China in 372, or about 800 years after the death of the historical Buddha, Shamanis...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Refuge Buddhism: Encyclopedia Ii - Refuge Buddhism - Vows
If we decide to go for Refuge, we should also commit ourselves to the path we choose by keeping vows, or precepts. The one mandatory vow,...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Buddhism In Singapore: Encyclopedia Ii - Buddhism In Singapore - Traditions And Ceremonies
Ch'an Buddhism is especially popular in Singapore, with a sizeable majority of its adherents interweaving Buddhism with the Chinese folk ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Buddhism And The Roman World: Encyclopedia Ii - Buddhism And The Roman World - Western Knowledge Of Buddhism
Some knowledge of Buddhism existed quite early in the West. In the 2nd century CE, Clement of Alexandria, the father of Christian dogmati...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Buddhism: A Spiritual Dictionary On Buddhism
Buddhism: Religion which holds that life is full of suffering caused by desire and that the way to end suffering is to end the birth-...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Buddhism: Encyclopedia Ii - Buddhism - Principles Of Buddhism
Buddhism - The Three Marks of Existence. According to the Buddhist tradition, all phenomena (dharmas) are marked by three characteristi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Buddhism: Encyclopedia Ii - Buddhism - Buddhism And The West
Occasional intersections between Western civilization and the Buddhist world have been occurring for thousands of years. Perhaps the most...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Buddhism: Encyclopedia Ii - Buddhism - Buddhism After The Buddha
Buddhism spread slowly in India until the powerful Mauryan emperor Ashoka converted to it and actively supported it. His promotion led to...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Buddhism: Encyclopedia Ii - Buddhism - Buddhism In The Modern World
Estimates of the number of Buddhists vary between 230 and 500 million, with 350 million as the most commonly cited figure. [5] In norther...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Buddhism: Encyclopedia Ii - Buddhism - Headline Text
Buddhism, a religion and philosophy from ancient India, is based on the teachings of the Buddha, Siddhārtha Gautama, of the Shakyas. His...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Buddhism: Encyclopedia Ii - Buddhism - What Is A Buddha?
The term "Buddha" is a word in ancient Indian languages including Pāli and Sanskrit which means "one who has awakened". It is derived fr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Buddhism: Encyclopedia Ii - Buddhism - Origins
As with any history so old, there are many different stories of how the Buddha came to be, Siddhārtha Gautama (Sanskrit सिद्ध�...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Buddhism: Encyclopedia Ii - Buddhism - Scriptures
The Buddhist canon of scripture is known in Sanskrit as the Tripitaka and in Pāli as the Tipitaka. These terms literally mean "three bas...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Buddhism: Encyclopedia Ii - Buddhism - Relations With Other Eastern Faiths
Some Hindus (primarily in the northern regions of India) believe that Gautama is the 9th incarnation (see avatar) of Vishnu; there are ac...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Buddhism: Encyclopedia Ii - Buddhism - Buddhist Religious Philosophy And Branches
Buddhism has evolved into myriad schools that can be roughly grouped into three types: Nikaya, Mahayana, and Vajrayana. Of the Nikaya sch...   » Read the article