Search results for "Schools of Buddhism" - New World Encyclopedia
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- Zen (禅), Japanese for "meditation," is a form of Mahāyāna ... was subsequently transmitted to other parts of Asia including Japan, China ...37 KB (5,736 words) - 05:46, 13 June 2023
- sthaviravāda; literally, "the Teaching of the Elders" or "the ... For many centuries, Theravada Buddhism has been the predominant religion ...32 KB (4,844 words) - 18:28, 30 April 2023
- Nearly all known traditional denominations of Christianity, including ... regional war lords and approximately 100,000 of their subjects had converted ...21 KB (2,903 words) - 21:10, 10 December 2023
- actor and playwright. At the age of 12 he attracted the attention ... Noh theater, as well as Fūshi kaden, a book of instruction for Noh actors ...10 KB (1,536 words) - 05:44, 13 June 2023
- ) is the most influential sub-school of the Vedānta (Sanskrit for ... . Advaita is often called a monistic system of thought. The word ...32 KB (4,839 words) - 06:20, 15 June 2023
- Flow is the mental state of operation in which the person is fully ... The concept of the state of flow is similarly found in the traditions ...13 KB (1,998 words) - 17:43, 28 March 2024
- is held vertically like a recorder, instead of transversely like the Western ... the shakuhachi was used by the monks of the Fuke sect of Zen Buddhism ...13 KB (2,089 words) - 12:20, 27 January 2023
- quot; or "old") is the name of a genre of popular Indian scriptures ... Hindu bhakti movements and sectarian schools. Two famous Vaisnava Puranas ...11 KB (1,583 words) - 23:49, 2 December 2022
- Autonomous Region—a Hui autonomous region of the People's Republic ... contact with Muslim merchants. The presence of the Hui ethnic group, with ...15 KB (2,041 words) - 04:50, 15 November 2022
- East Asia was one of the last areas to receive Christianity, beginning ... Korean history has long included elements of Shamanism, Confucianism ...28 KB (4,148 words) - 21:10, 10 December 2023
- Ryōkan (良寛) (1758-1831) was a Zen Buddhist monk of the Edo period ... Izumozaki in Echigo Province, on the coast of the Sea of Japan, in 1758. ...10 KB (1,696 words) - 18:27, 22 December 2022
- Religion in Korea encompasses Buddhism, Confucianism, Christianity ... from 2333 B.C.E. until the present day. Buddhism, powerfully influenced by ...34 KB (5,119 words) - 03:57, 8 December 2022
- art dating from the paintings on the walls of Goguryeo tombs to post-modern ... influenced by Chinese art and the exchange of cultural influences between ...22 KB (3,315 words) - 22:03, 5 January 2024
- Abhinavagupta (fl. c. 975 - 1025) was one of India's great literary ... had attained enlightenment, is one of the great accomplishments in ...14 KB (2,124 words) - 04:48, 14 June 2023
- to Wudangquan or the “internal” styles of Chinese martial arts, which ... Neijia styles teach awareness of the spirit, mind, chi (breath), and ...24 KB (3,729 words) - 16:11, 11 November 2022
- Buddhist art refers to the rich and diverse representations of religious ... Early Buddhist art emerged in India and Sri Lanka following the death ...37 KB (5,547 words) - 18:34, 22 November 2023
- known as Milinda in Indian sources, was one of the Indo-Greek rulers in northern ... Westerner documented to have converted to Buddhism, renowned for his open-minded ...28 KB (4,241 words) - 04:28, 9 November 2022
- The Secret of the Golden Flower ("Tai Yi Jin Hua Zong Zhi" ... “The Secret of the Golden Flower” is an esoteric guide to Daoist ...12 KB (1,770 words) - 17:27, 30 April 2023
- Gyeongju is a city (see Subdivisions of South Korea) and prominent ... Gyeongju was the capital of the ancient kingdom of Silla, a fact to ...25 KB (3,647 words) - 14:22, 14 December 2021
- Oirat (Oirads, Oyirads, Oirots) is the common name of several pastoral ... approximately two million and were one of the most formidable tribes ...17 KB (2,618 words) - 10:28, 11 March 2023
