Buddhism

one of two great schools of Buddhist doctrine emphasizing a common search for universal salvation especially through faith alone; the dominant religion of China and Tibet and Japan

one of two great schools of Buddhist doctrine emphasizing personal salvation through your own efforts; a conservative form of Buddhism that adheres to Pali scriptures and the non-theistic ideal of self purification to nirvana; the dominant religion of Sri Lanka (Ceylon) and Myanmar (Burma) and Thailand and Laos and Cambodia

a Buddhist doctrine that includes elements from India that are not Buddhist and elements of preexisting shamanism

a Buddhist doctrine that enlightenment can be attained through direct intuitive insight

a form of Buddhism emphasizing mystical symbolism of mantras and mudras and the Buddha's ideal which is inexpressible

doctrine of enlightenment as the realization of the oneness of one's self and the visible world; combines elements of Hinduism and paganism including magical and mystical elements like mantras and mudras and erotic rites; especially influential in Tibet

an offensive name for the early conservative Theravada Buddhism; it died out in India but survived in Sri Lanka and was taken from there to other regions of southwestern Asia

one of the main traditions of Mahayana Buddhism; holds that the mind is real but that objects are just ideas or states of consciousness

school of Mahayana Buddhism asserting that enlightenment can come through meditation and intuition rather than faith; China and Japan

a major school of Buddhism teaching social concern and universal salvation; China; Japan; Tibet; Nepal; Korea; Mongolia

a major school of Buddhism teaching personal salvation through one's own efforts

movement within Buddhism combining elements of Hinduism and paganism