Template: Buddhism

Part of a series on Buddhism
History of Buddhism
Timeline of Buddhism Buddhist councils
Foundations
Four Noble Truths Noble Eightfold Path Buddhist Precepts Nirvana · Three Jewels
Key Concepts
Three marks of existence Skandha · Cosmology Saṃsāra · Rebirth · Dharma Dependent Origination · Karma
Major Figures
Gautama Buddha Disciples · Later Buddhists
Practices and Attainment
Buddhahood · Bodhisattva Four Stages of Enlightenment Paramitas · Meditation · Laity
Regions
Southeast Asia · East Asia India · Sri Lanka · Tibet Bhutan · Western Countries
Branches
Theravāda · Mahāyāna Vajrayāna · Early schools Pre-sectarian Buddhism
Texts
Pali Canon · Mahayana Sutras Tibetan Canon
Comparative Studies Culture · List of topics

Template:Buddhism categorizes major Wikipedia articles on Buddhism into a sidebar.

Usage

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{{Buddhism}} — transcludes the entire template as shown here.

{{Buddhism|terse=1}} — transcludes a condensed template with only subject headers.

The latter method (including the "terse" parameter) is recommended for stubs and other short articles. Alternately, one could use the "footer" version of this template:

{{Buddhism2}}

Color scheme

The color scheme of this page is based on the varied colors of monastic robes including:

• the burgundy robes with yellow highlights of Tibetan monastics
• the black, Confucian, robes of Zen monastics, and Shin ministers
• the saffron/ochre robes of Theravada monastics
• the white robes of postulants and lay devotees

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