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Subject: Dhamma in English

Group 3th
Topic
How many school of
Buddhism?
List name member of Group 3th:
Monk Vilath
Monk Kamoy
Monk Koungking
Monk Khonesvanh
Monk Kikham
Novice Khamphan
Mr an

Answer
How many school of Buddhism?
There are three main school of Buddhism such as follow:
 I. Theravada, primarily in South Asia and Southeast Asia.

Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, and Thailand

Theravāda (/ˌtɛrəˈvɑːdə/; Pāli, lit. "School of the Elders") is the most ancient
branch of Buddhism still extant today, and the one that preserved the teachings
of Gautama Buddha in the Pāli Canon, its doctrinal core. The Pāli Canon is the only
complete Buddhist canon which survives in Pāli, a classical Indic Language which
serves as both sacred language[2] and lingua franca of Theravāda Buddhism. Another
feature of Theravāda is its tendency to be very conservative with regard to matters of
doctrine and monastic discipline. As a distinct school of early Buddhism, Theravāda
Buddhism developed in Sri Lanka and subsequently spread to the rest of Southeast
Asia.

II. Mahāyāna, primarily in East Asia.

Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan, China, Taiwan, Mongolia, Korea, Japan, Vie

tnam, Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore.
Mahāyāna (/ˌmɑːhəˈjɑːnə/; Sanskrit for "Great Vehicle") is one of two main existing
branches of Buddhism (the other being Therevada) and a term for classification
of Buddhist philosophies and practice. This movement added a further set of
discourses, and although it was initially small in India, it had long-term historical
significance. The Buddhist tradition of Vajrayana is sometimes classified as a part of
Mahayana Buddhism, but some scholars consider it to be a different branch altogether.

III. Vajrayāna, primarily in Tibet, Bhutan, Mongolia and the Russian

republic of Kalmykia.

Vajrayāna, Mantrayāna, Tantrayāna, Tantric Buddhism and Esoteric

Buddhism are the various Buddhist traditions of Tantra and "Secret Mantra", which
developed in medieval India and spread to Tibet, Bhutan, and East Asia. In Tibet,
Buddhist Tantra is termed Vajrayāna, while in China it is generally known
as Tángmì (, "Chinese Tantrayāna") or Mìzōng (, "church of Tantrayāna"), in Paliit
is known as Pyitsayãna , and in Japan it is known as Mikkyō (, "secret teachings").
Vajrayāna is usually translated as Diamond Vehicle or Thunderbolt Vehicle,
referring to the Vajra, a mythical weapon which is also used as a ritual implement.