Schools of Buddhism
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Timeline: Development and propagation of Buddhist traditions (ca. 450 BCE – ca. 1300 CE) |
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Sri Lanka & |
Theravada Buddhism |
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Greco-Buddhism |
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Silk Road Buddhism |
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East Asia |
Chán, Tiantai, Pure Land, Zen, Nichiren |
Shingon |
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Read more about this topic: Buddhist Practices, Branches of Buddhism
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