revise and correct the contents of the Buddhist canons. These gatherings are often termed Buddhist "councils" (Pāli and Sanskrit: saṅgīti, literally...
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World Buddhist Council may refer to: Buddhist councils, History of Buddhist Councils World Buddhist Sangha Council, Ecumenic Organization World Council (disambiguation)...
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other councils held in Ceylon and Siam between the fourth and sixth, so the total can be made up in other ways. Buddhist councils First Buddhist council Second...
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century ago. Buddhist councils First Buddhist council Second Buddhist council Third Buddhist council Fourth Buddhist council Fifth Buddhist council Pāli Canon...
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History of Buddhism in India (redirect from Indian Buddhist)
traditions. The Sangha held a number of Buddhist councils in order to reach consensus on matters of Buddhist doctrine and practice. Mahākāśyapa, a disciple...
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notable Buddhists, encompassing all the major branches of the religion (i.e. in Buddhism), and including interdenominational and eclectic Buddhist practitioners...
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The Buddhist flag is a flag designed in the late 19th century as a universal symbol of Buddhism. The flag's six vertical bands represent the five colors...
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Schools of Buddhism (redirect from Buddhist schools)
States Won Buddhism Religion portal History of Buddhism Buddhist councils Gandhāran Buddhist texts Index of Buddhism-related articles Southern, Eastern...
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enlightened Buddhas to regional spirits adopted by Buddhists or practiced on the margins of the religion. Buddhists later also came to incorporate aspects from...
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the arts. Bar council: a professional body that regulates the profession of barristers together with the Inns of Court. Buddhist councils: important historical...
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Tripiṭaka (redirect from Buddhist Canon)
collections of Buddhist sacred scriptures. The Tripiṭaka is composed of three main categories of texts that collectively constitute the Buddhist canon: the...
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Pali Canon (redirect from Buddhist Páli literature)
It derives mainly from the Tamrashatiya school. During the First Buddhist Council, three months after the parinibbana of Gautama Buddha in Rajgir, Ananda...
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there are three main Buddhist Canons: the Pāli Canon of the Theravāda tradition, the Chinese Buddhist Canon used in East Asian Buddhist tradition, and the...
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Theravada (redirect from Theravada Buddhist)
Pāli Canon for over two millennia. The Pāli Canon is the most complete Buddhist canon surviving in a classical Indian language, Pāli, which serves as the...
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A Buddhist temple or Buddhist monastery is the place of worship for Buddhists, the followers of Buddhism. They include the structures called vihara, chaitya...
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Ashoka (category Buddhist pacifists)
Buddhism. The Buddhist legends credit Ashoka with establishing a large number of stupas, patronising the Third Buddhist council, supporting Buddhist missionaries...
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Malaysian Buddhist Coordinating Committee (MBCC) was formed, consisting of several national Buddhist councils. At that time, there was no council representing...
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Buddhism in Sri Lanka (redirect from Buddhist preaching (Sri Lanka))
groups. Sri Lankan Buddhists share many similarities with Southeast Asian Buddhists, specifically Myanmar Buddhists and Thai Buddhists due to traditional...
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Jewish Buddhist is a person with a Jewish background who believes in the tenets of a form of Buddhism. Some practice forms of Dhyanam Buddhist meditation...
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The early Buddhist schools are those schools into which the Buddhist monastic saṅgha split early in the history of Buddhism. The divisions were originally...
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Dalit Buddhist movement (also known as the Neo-Buddhist movement, Buddhist movement For Dalits, Ambedkarite Buddhist movement and Modern Buddhist movement)...
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Second Buddhist council, which took place at Vaishali, approximately one hundred years after Gautama Buddha's parinirvāṇa. While the second council probably...
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Hinayana, meaning the early Buddhist schools. Examples of these groups are pre-sectarian Buddhism and the early Buddhist schools. Some scholars exclude...
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Buddhism in Thailand (redirect from Thai Buddhist)
Thailand has the second largest Buddhist population in the world, after China, with approximately 64 million Buddhists. Buddhism in Thailand has also become...
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Sthavira nikāya (category Early Buddhist schools)
Bù) was one of the early Buddhist schools. They split from the majority Mahāsāṃghikas at the time of the Second Buddhist council. The Sthavira nikāya was...
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Buddhist meditation is the practice of meditation in Buddhism. The closest words for meditation in the classical languages of Buddhism are bhāvanā ("mental...
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Buddhism and Christianity (redirect from Buddhist-Christian Parallels)
links between Buddhism and the pre-Christian Mediterranean world, with Buddhist missionaries sent by Emperor Ashoka of India to Syria, Egypt and Greece...
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Buddhism in Bangladesh (category Bangladeshi Buddhists)
other Jumma people and the Barua. The remaining 35% are Bengali Buddhists. Buddhist communities are present in the urban centers of Bangladesh, particularly...
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The Gandhāran Buddhist texts are the oldest Buddhist manuscripts yet discovered, dating from about the 1st century BCE to 3rd century CE and found in the...
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