Outline of Buddhism

Buddhism (Pali and Sanskrit: बौद्ध धर्म Buddha Dharma) is a religion and philosophy encompassing a variety of traditions, beliefs and practices, largely based on teachings attributed to Siddhartha Gautama, commonly known as the Buddha, "the awakened one".

Gautama Buddha Schools of Buddhism Timeline: Development and propagation of Buddhist traditions (c. 450 BCE – c. 1300 CE) IndiaEarlySangha        Sri Lanka &Southeast Asia        Tibetan Buddhism Nyingma East AsiaEarly Buddhist schoolsand Mahāyāna(via the silk roadto China, and oceancontact from India to Vietnam)TangmiNara (Rokushū)Shingon   NichirenJōdo-shū Central Asia & Tarim Basin Greco-Buddhism Silk Road Buddhism Theravada — literally, "the Teaching of the Elders" or "the Ancient Teaching", it is the oldest surviving Buddhist school.

It is relatively conservative, and generally closer to early Buddhism,[2] and for many centuries has been the predominant religion of Sri Lanka (now about 70% of the population[3]) and most of continental Southeast Asia.

Mahayana — literally the "Great Vehicle", it is the largest school of Buddhism, and originated in India.

"[4][5] Vajrayana Early Buddhist schools Buddhist modernism Buddhism by country Buddhist texts Pali literature History of Buddhism Three Jewels Four Noble Truths Three marks of existence Skandha Describing the causal nature of everything in the universe, as expressed in the following formula: Describes how suffering arises.

Dharmacakra , symbol of the Dharma, the Buddha's teaching of the path to enlightenment
Gautama Buddha
The vajra , a distinct symbol of Vajrayana
Percentage of formal/practicing Buddhists by the numbers of registered adherents (according to the least estimates).
Percentage of cultural/nominal adherents of combined Buddhism with its related religions (according to the highest estimates).
A collection of the Pali canon.
The Tripitaka Koreana in storage at Haeinsa.
Core Buddhist concepts and their relationships
The relationship between the major concepts in Buddhism
The triratna, a symbol of the Three Jewels
The bhavachakra , a symbolic depiction of the six realms.
White A – Symbol Dzogchen
Buddhists making offerings at Wat Phrathat Doi Suthep
Dharmachakra , symbol of the Noble Eightfold Path, the Buddha's teaching of the path to enlightenment
A Buddhist monk meditating
Buddhist monks on daily alms round.
The 14th Dalai Lama , Tenzin Gyatso, a renowned Tibetan lama .
Golden statue of Nagarjuna at Samye Ling Monastery.
Vesak celebration in Singapore.
Imitation currency burned for ancestors, during the Ghost Festival
Mala, Buddhist prayer beads.
Mahabodhi Temple in India, a common site of pilgrimage.
From a 12th-century Greek manuscript: Saint Josaphat preaches the Gospel.