| Buddhism is a dharmic, non-theistic
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| | Some scholars[5]use other schemes. The
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| religion, which is also a philosophy and
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| | term Hinayana, referring to Theravada and
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| a system of psychology.[1] Buddhism is
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| | various extinct Indian schools, is
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| also known as Buddha Dharma or Dhamma,
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| | sometimes used, but is often considered
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| which means the "teachings of the
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| | derogatory, and the World Federation of
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| Awakened One" in Sanskrit and Pali, the
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| | Buddhists recommends it be avoided.
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| languages of ancient Buddhist texts.
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| | Buddhism continues to attract followers
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| Buddhism was founded around the fifth
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| | around the world and is considered a
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| century BCE by Siddhartha Gautama,
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| | major world religion. According to one
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| hereafter referred to as "the Buddha".
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| | source, "World estimates for Buddhists
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| Early sources say that the Buddha was
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| | vary between 230 and 500 million, with
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| born in Lumbini (now in Nepal), and that
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| | most around 350 million." However,
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| he died around age 80 in Kushinagar
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| | estimates are uncertain for several
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| (India). He lived around the fifth
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| | countries. According to one analysis,
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| century BCE, according to scholarship.[2]
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| | Buddhism is the fifth-largest religion in
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| Buddhism spread throughout the Indian
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| | the world behind Christianity, Islam,
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| subcontinent in the five centuries
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| | Hinduism, and traditional Chinese
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| following the Buddha's passing, and
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| | religion. The monks' order (Sangha),
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| thence into Asia and elsewhere over the
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| | which began during the lifetime of the
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| next two millennia.
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| | Buddha in India, is amongst the oldest
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| Indian Buddhism has become virtually
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| | organizations on earth.
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| extinct, except in parts of Nepal. The
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| | In Buddhism, any person who has awakened
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| most frequently used classification of
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| | from the "sleep of ignorance" (by
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| present-day Buddhism among scholars[3]
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| | directly realizing the true nature of
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| divides present-day adherents into the
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| | reality), without instruction, is called
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| following three traditions:
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| | a buddha.[8] If a person achieves this
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| Southern Buddhism, or Theravada (its own
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| | with the teachings of a buddha, he is
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| usual name for itself), also known as
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| | called an arahant. Siddhartha Gautama,
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| Southeast Asian Buddhism, or Pali
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| | the Buddha, is thus only one among other
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| Buddhism - practiced mainly in Sri Lanka,
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| | buddhas before or after him. His
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| Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia and
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| | teachings are oriented toward the
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| parts of Malaysia, Vietnam, China and
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| | attainment of this kind of awakening,
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| Bangladesh (Southeast Asia)
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| | also called enlightenment, Bodhi,
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| Eastern Buddhism, also known as East
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| | liberation, or Nirvana.
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| Asian Buddhism, Chinese Buddhism,
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| | Part of the Buddha’s teachings
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| Sino-Japanese Buddhism, or Mahayana -
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| | regarding the holy life and the goal of
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| practiced predominantly in China,
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| | liberation is constituted by the "The
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| Vietnam, Korea, Japan, Singapore and
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| | Four Noble Truths", which focus on
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| parts of Russia
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| | dukkha, a term that refers to suffering
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| Northern Buddhism, also known as Tibetan
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| | or the unhappiness ultimately
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| Buddhism, Tibeto-Mongolian Buddhism, or
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| | characteristic of unawakened, worldly
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| Vajrayana, sometimes called Lamaism -
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| | life. The Four Noble Truths regarding
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| practiced mainly in Tibet, Mongolia,
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| | suffering state what is its nature, its
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| Bhutan and parts of Nepal, India, China
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| | cause, its cessation, and the way leading
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| and Russia.
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| | to its cessation. This way to the
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| An alternative scheme used by some
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| | cessation of suffering is called "The
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| scholars has just two divisions,
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| | Noble Eightfold Path", which is one of
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| Theravada and Mahayana, the latter
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| | the fundamentals of Buddhist virtuous or
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| comprising both Eastern and Northern.
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| | moral life.
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