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Buddhism

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Buddhism , religion and philosophy founded in India c.525 BC by Siddhartha Gautama, called the Buddha . There are over 300 million Buddhists worldwide. One of the great world religions, it is divided into two main schools: the Theravada or Hinayana in Sri Lanka and SE Asia, and the Mahayana in China, Mongolia, Korea, and Japan. A third school, the Vajrayana, has a long tradition in Tibet and Japan. Buddhism has largely disappeared from its country of origin, India, except for the presence there of many refugees from the Tibet region of China and a small number of converts from the lower castes... Read more
Buddhism
A Dictionary of World History Buddhism A major world religion numbering around 300 million followers (exact estimates are impossible since Buddhism does not preclude other religious beliefs). Early Buddhism developed from HINDUISM through the teaching of Siddhartha Gautama (the BUDDHA ) and his ... Read more
Tibetan Buddhism
The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition form of Buddhism prevailing in the Tibet region of China ... derived from the Indian Mahayana form of Buddhism, but much of its ritual is based on the ... traditional account of its origin is that Buddhism was introduced into Tibet by a Nepali ... Read more

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