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A Brief Introduction To Buddhism
A Brief Introduction To Buddhism
A Brief Introduction To Buddhism
Broadly, Buddhism can be divided into two main schools, the Theravada
or Hinayana in Sri Lanka and South East Asia, and the Mahayana in
China, Mongolia, Korea, and Japan.
A third school, the Vajrayana, has a long tradition in Tibet and Japan.
It is clear that Gautama, the founder of Buddhism, did not claim to be divine.
Although several sects have elevated him to the status of a god, he clearly
claimed that he was only showing the way to nirvana.
Buddhist monks of Ba Vang Pagoda (Uong Bi city, Quang Ninh
province, Vietnam) collecting alms. Photo by Hannah Vu on Unsplash