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Overview of Buddhism

Buddhism is the fourth largest religionTheravada or Hinayana - the Lesser
in the world, being exceeded in numbersVehicle:
only by Christianity, Islam andHinayana is practiced in Sri Lanka,
Hinduism. It was founded in NorthernBurma, Thailand, Cambodia and Laos. The
India by the first known Buddha,Lesser Vehicle Buddhism is based on the
Siddhartha Gautama. In 535 BCE, heteaching of the Vinaya Pitaka. Vinaya
attained enlightenment and assumed thePitaka thought that Buddha was a man, a
title Lord Buddha (one who hasvery special man, a very special person
awakened). Siddhartha Gautama was bornbut nevertheless human.
in Lumbini, now part of Nepal.The Theravada believes that there is no
Top 10 countries with the highestreality corresponding to the concept of
percent of Buddhists.God that we can rely on for salvation.
Rank Country % BuddhistMahayana - the Greater Vehicle
PopulationMahayan accommodated and change it's
1 Thailand 94% 61,517,708religious beliefs and practices to the
2 Cambodia 93% 12,654,574religious expectations and ideas of
3 Mongolia 93% 2,595,882people. The Mahayanas interpreted and
4 Myanmar 90% 38,618,517transformed the Buddha and his teachings
5 Bhutan 74% 1,651,895into divine being of personal nature and
6 Japan 71% 90,466,243transcendence.
7 Sri Lanka 70% 14,045,343Mahayanas believes that people can
8 Laos 60% 3,730,284achieve Buddha hood based on their
9 Vietnam 50% 41,767,788ethics, enlightenment and compassion and
10 Singapore 43% 1,880,931one may become a Bodhisattva, a saviour,
There are basically two type ofwho helps others.
Buddhism:There are four variants of Mahayana
There are many different variationsBuddhism:
which have developed with little1. Tibetan Buddhism
conflict. This has been because at its2. Zen Buddhism
core is a philosophical system to which3. Pure Land Buddhism
such additions can be easily grafted.4.
The main branches:



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