Theravada ("The School of the Elders") and Mahayana ("The Great Vehicle") Vajrayana Sri Lanka and Southeast Asia Pure Land, Zen, Nichiren Buddhism, Shingon, and Tiantai (Tendai) 488 million[web 1] and 535 million Mahayana Vajrayana Vajrayana Indian siddhas The School of the Elders
What are the two major branches of Buddhism? What is sometimes viewed as the third branch of Buddhism? Where does Theravada have the largest following? Mahayana includes which practices of Buddhism? What is the estimated number of Buddhists in the world? Which branch practices the teachings of Zen? What minor branch is sometimes attributed to Mahayana? What kind of teachings does Tibetan Buddhism preserve? Vajrayana is attributed to who? Theravada means what?
Two major extant branches of Buddhism are generally recognized by scholars: Theravada ("The School of the Elders") and Mahayana ("The Great Vehicle"). Vajrayana, a body of teachings attributed to Indian siddhas, may be viewed as a third branch or merely a part of Mahayana. Theravada has a widespread following in Sri Lanka and Southeast Asia. Mahayana which includes the traditions of Pure Land, Zen, Nichiren Buddhism, Shingon, and Tiantai (Tendai) is found throughout East Asia. Tibetan Buddhism, which preserves the Vajrayana teachings of eighth century India, is practiced in regions surrounding the Himalayas, Mongolia and Kalmykia. Buddhists number between an estimated 488 million[web 1] and 535 million, making it one of the world's major religions.
question: What are the two major branches of Buddhism?, answer: Theravada ("The School of the Elders") and Mahayana ("The Great Vehicle") | question: What is sometimes viewed as the third branch of Buddhism?, answer: Vajrayana | question: Where does Theravada have the largest following?, answer: Sri Lanka and Southeast Asia | question: Mahayana includes which practices of Buddhism?, answer: Pure Land, Zen, Nichiren Buddhism, Shingon, and Tiantai (Tendai) | question: What is the estimated number of Buddhists in the world?, answer: 488 million[web 1] and 535 million | question: Which branch practices the teachings of Zen?, answer: Mahayana | question: What minor branch is sometimes attributed to Mahayana?, answer: Vajrayana | question: What kind of teachings does Tibetan Buddhism preserve?, answer: Vajrayana | question: Vajrayana is attributed to who?, answer: Indian siddhas | question: Theravada means what?, answer: The School of the Elders