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eightfold	The description of buddhism was broadened resulting in what path?
prajna	Authors Bronkhorst and Anderson claim the four truths bacame a substitution for what?
liberating insight	What is prajna called in english?
person	Gotamas teachings may have been personal and adjusted to the need of each what?
three	How many marks of existence reflect Upanishadic influences?
five	The periods of Buddhisma in India is divided into how many periods?
Early Buddhism	What is the first period of Buddhism called?
Sectarian	What is another name for Nikaya buddhism?
Esoteric Buddhism	What is the last period of Buddhism?
Vajrayana	What is Esoteric Buddhism also called?
Pre-sectarian	Was is the earliest phase of buddhism?
rebirth	Gautama Buddha most likely taught the idea of Karma and what?
Noble Eightfold	Gautama buddha taught what Path concept?
Buddhist	Soon after the parinirvana of Gautama Buddha, what type of council was held?
Ānanda	Who was cousin of the Buddha?
sūtras	What are the discourses of the Buddha called?
abhidhamma	Some sources say that discourse of who else were recited along with Buddha's?
the Second	The Sangha began to break into separte factions after what council?
the Second Council	According to the Dipavamsa they started immediately after what council?
100 BCE	The Mahasanghika places the breakup at what time?
Mahasanghikas	The major schism was between the Sthaviras and what other group?
Mahasanghika	The Dipavamsa says that the losing party broke away in protest and formed what?
the vinaya	The Mahasanghikas argued that the Sthaviras were trying to expand what?
Sthaviras	Who gave rise to the Theravada school?
monasteries	Monks following different schools of thought seem to have lived happily together in the same what?
doctrinal	By the latest at around 100 CE, schisms were being caused by what type of desagreements?
Abhidharma	What is a detailed scholastic reworking of doctrinal material called?
summaries or numerical lists	The abhidharma texts do not contain treatises, but what?
3rd century BCE	The Abhidharma texts are from what time?
Mahasanghika	There is a disagreement on whether a school had an Abhidhamma or not, which school is it?
Prajñāpāramitā	Which sutras are among the earliest Mahayana sutras?
Āndhra	The Prajnaparamita sutras were developed along the krsna river in what region of South India?
Prajñāpāramitā	The earliest Mahayana sutra include the very first version of what genre?
1st century BCE	Texts concerning Aksobhya Buddha were written down in what century?
Āndhra	Author Warder believes that the Mahayana originated in the south of India in what area?
third	The ancient buddhist site in the lower Krsna Valley can be traced to at least what century BCE?
South	Evidence suggests that many Early mahayana scriptures originated in what part of India?
Buddhism	There is no evidence that Mahayana ever referred to a separate school of what?
Vinaya	The mahayana never tried to have separte what?
monasteries	We know that both Mahayana and non Mahayana monks live in the same what?
Chinese	Most of the early extant evidence for the origins of Mhayana comes from what type of translations?
Lokakṣema	The Mahayana teachings were first propagated into China by who?
Prajñāpāramitā	The earliest Mahayana sutras included the very first versions of what series?
1st	Texts concerning Aksobhya Buddha were probably composed in what century BCE?
Madhyamaka, Yogacara, Tathagatagarbha, and Buddhist Logic	What four types of thought developed during the period of late mahayna buddhism?
Buddhist Logic	What was the latest thought type?
Yogacara	In India the two main philosophical schools of the Mahayana were Madhyamaka and what else?
Ashoka	Buddhism may have spread quickly because of what Mauryan emperor?
stūpas	The support of Asoka and his descendants led to what being built more?
Buddhist religious memorials	What does stupas mean in English?
west	Emissaries were sent to various countries to what direct from India?
missionaries	Scholars disagree on whether emissaries were accompanied by Buddhist what?
to spread Buddhism	What were the emissaries used for?
Persian and Greek	The gradual spread of Buddhism exposed it to a variety of influences including what civilization?
Menander	Who was the Greek king immortalized in Buddhist canon?
3rd century	The Theravada school spread south from india in what century BCE?
3rd century	The Dharmagupta schol spread in what century to Kashmir?
2nd century CE	When was the first documented translation efforts by foreign Buddhist monks in China?
2nd century CE	Mahayana Sutras spread to China during what century?
Korea and Japan	What two countries after China was the Mahayana sutras spread?
8th century onwards	When did Buddhism apread from India to Tibet?
Buddhist	China and India are now starting to fund what type of shrines in various Asian countries?
the teachings of the Buddha	What is the Dharma?
the Buddhist community	What is the Sangha?
progressive	West Buddhism is often seen as exotic and what?
Modern influences	New forms of Buddhism are created because of what reason?
second half of the 20th Century	When did a number of modern movement in Buddhism emerge?
neo-Buddhism	What is the Dalit buddhist movement sometimes called?
Nichiren Buddhism: Soka Gakkai	What Buddhism emerged in the second half of the 20th century in Japan?
Value Creation Society	What does Soka Gakkai mean in English?
Soka Gakkai International	What Buddhist movement has linked more than 12 million people?
SGI	What is the largest Buddhist movement in the world?
Buddhism	What religion is practiced by an estimated 488 to 535 million people?
China	What country has the largest population of Buddhists?
244 million	How many Buddhists are in China?
360 million	How may adherents does Mahayana have?
150 million	How many adherents does Thervada have?
Seven million	How many Buddists are outside of Asia?
138 million	How many Buddhists were there in 1910?
495 million	How many Buddhists are there in 2010?
487 million	How many buddhists are in Asia?
lesser vehicle	What does Hinayana mean in English?
Hinayana	What is used by Mahayana followers to name the early schools?
concepts	Each tradition has its own core what?
Buddhist ecumenical organization	there are common concepts to both major buddhist branches according to what organization?
Theravada	What is the oldest surviving Buddhist school?
ancestral Sthāvirīya	Where does the name theravada come from?
Pali Canon	Sinhalese buddhist reformer portrayed what Canon as the original version of scripture?
the west	Where is there a growing presence of Theravada?
Theravadin	What type of Buddhists believe that personal effort is required to realize rebirth?
merit	Laypersons can perform good actions, producing what?
Nālandā University	What was the most important Mahayana centre of learning?
Mahayana Sutras	Mahayana schools recognize all or part of what?
the Buddha	A few of the sutras for Mahayanists became a manifestation of who?
Lotus Sutra and the Mahaparinirvana Sutra	Faith in and veneration of Mahayana are stated in what sutras?
Eastern Buddhism	Native Mahayana buddhism is also called what?
Northern Buddhism	The Buddhism practiced in Tibet, the Himalayan regions and Mongolia are often referred to as?
the Pure Land school of Mahayana	What is the most widely practised Eastern Buddhism?
Saivism	The royal courts sponsored both Buddhism and what?
Buddhists	Mantras taught in the Saiva, Garuda, and Vaisnava tantra will be effective if applied by who?

eightfold

The description of buddhism was broadened resulting in what path?

prajna

Authors Bronkhorst and Anderson claim the four truths bacame a substitution for what?

liberating insight

What is prajna called in english?

person

Gotamas teachings may have been personal and adjusted to the need of each what?

three

How many marks of existence reflect Upanishadic influences?

five

The periods of Buddhisma in India is divided into how many periods?

Early Buddhism

What is the first period of Buddhism called?

Sectarian

What is another name for Nikaya buddhism?

Esoteric Buddhism

What is the last period of Buddhism?

Vajrayana

What is Esoteric Buddhism also called?

Pre-sectarian

Was is the earliest phase of buddhism?

rebirth

Gautama Buddha most likely taught the idea of Karma and what?

Noble Eightfold

Gautama buddha taught what Path concept?

Buddhist

Soon after the parinirvana of Gautama Buddha, what type of council was held?

Ānanda

Who was cousin of the Buddha?

sūtras

What are the discourses of the Buddha called?

abhidhamma

Some sources say that discourse of who else were recited along with Buddha's?

the Second

The Sangha began to break into separte factions after what council?

the Second Council

According to the Dipavamsa they started immediately after what council?

100 BCE

The Mahasanghika places the breakup at what time?

Mahasanghikas

The major schism was between the Sthaviras and what other group?

Mahasanghika

The Dipavamsa says that the losing party broke away in protest and formed what?

the vinaya

The Mahasanghikas argued that the Sthaviras were trying to expand what?

Sthaviras

Who gave rise to the Theravada school?

monasteries

Monks following different schools of thought seem to have lived happily together in the same what?

doctrinal

By the latest at around 100 CE, schisms were being caused by what type of desagreements?

Abhidharma

What is a detailed scholastic reworking of doctrinal material called?

summaries or numerical lists

The abhidharma texts do not contain treatises, but what?

3rd century BCE

The Abhidharma texts are from what time?

Mahasanghika

There is a disagreement on whether a school had an Abhidhamma or not, which school is it?

Prajñāpāramitā

Which sutras are among the earliest Mahayana sutras?

Āndhra

The Prajnaparamita sutras were developed along the krsna river in what region of South India?

Prajñāpāramitā

The earliest Mahayana sutra include the very first version of what genre?

1st century BCE

Texts concerning Aksobhya Buddha were written down in what century?

Āndhra

Author Warder believes that the Mahayana originated in the south of India in what area?

third

The ancient buddhist site in the lower Krsna Valley can be traced to at least what century BCE?

South

Evidence suggests that many Early mahayana scriptures originated in what part of India?

Buddhism

There is no evidence that Mahayana ever referred to a separate school of what?

Vinaya

The mahayana never tried to have separte what?

monasteries

We know that both Mahayana and non Mahayana monks live in the same what?

Chinese

Most of the early extant evidence for the origins of Mhayana comes from what type of translations?

Lokakṣema

The Mahayana teachings were first propagated into China by who?

Prajñāpāramitā

The earliest Mahayana sutras included the very first versions of what series?

1st

Texts concerning Aksobhya Buddha were probably composed in what century BCE?

Madhyamaka, Yogacara, Tathagatagarbha, and Buddhist Logic

What four types of thought developed during the period of late mahayna buddhism?

Buddhist Logic

What was the latest thought type?

Yogacara

In India the two main philosophical schools of the Mahayana were Madhyamaka and what else?

Ashoka

Buddhism may have spread quickly because of what Mauryan emperor?

stūpas

The support of Asoka and his descendants led to what being built more?

Buddhist religious memorials

What does stupas mean in English?

west

Emissaries were sent to various countries to what direct from India?

missionaries

Scholars disagree on whether emissaries were accompanied by Buddhist what?

to spread Buddhism

What were the emissaries used for?

Persian and Greek

The gradual spread of Buddhism exposed it to a variety of influences including what civilization?

Menander

Who was the Greek king immortalized in Buddhist canon?

3rd century

The Theravada school spread south from india in what century BCE?

3rd century

The Dharmagupta schol spread in what century to Kashmir?

2nd century CE

When was the first documented translation efforts by foreign Buddhist monks in China?

2nd century CE

Mahayana Sutras spread to China during what century?

Korea and Japan

What two countries after China was the Mahayana sutras spread?

8th century onwards

When did Buddhism apread from India to Tibet?

Buddhist

China and India are now starting to fund what type of shrines in various Asian countries?

the teachings of the Buddha

What is the Dharma?

the Buddhist community

What is the Sangha?

progressive

West Buddhism is often seen as exotic and what?

Modern influences

New forms of Buddhism are created because of what reason?

second half of the 20th Century

When did a number of modern movement in Buddhism emerge?

neo-Buddhism

What is the Dalit buddhist movement sometimes called?

Nichiren Buddhism: Soka Gakkai

What Buddhism emerged in the second half of the 20th century in Japan?

Value Creation Society

What does Soka Gakkai mean in English?

Soka Gakkai International

What Buddhist movement has linked more than 12 million people?

SGI

What is the largest Buddhist movement in the world?

Buddhism

What religion is practiced by an estimated 488 to 535 million people?

China

What country has the largest population of Buddhists?

244 million

How many Buddhists are in China?

360 million

How may adherents does Mahayana have?

150 million

How many adherents does Thervada have?

Seven million

How many Buddists are outside of Asia?

138 million

How many Buddhists were there in 1910?

495 million

How many Buddhists are there in 2010?

487 million

How many buddhists are in Asia?

lesser vehicle

What does Hinayana mean in English?

Hinayana

What is used by Mahayana followers to name the early schools?

concepts

Each tradition has its own core what?

Buddhist ecumenical organization

there are common concepts to both major buddhist branches according to what organization?

Theravada

What is the oldest surviving Buddhist school?

ancestral Sthāvirīya

Where does the name theravada come from?

Pali Canon

Sinhalese buddhist reformer portrayed what Canon as the original version of scripture?

the west

Where is there a growing presence of Theravada?

Theravadin

What type of Buddhists believe that personal effort is required to realize rebirth?

merit

Laypersons can perform good actions, producing what?

Nālandā University

What was the most important Mahayana centre of learning?

Mahayana Sutras

Mahayana schools recognize all or part of what?

the Buddha

A few of the sutras for Mahayanists became a manifestation of who?

Lotus Sutra and the Mahaparinirvana Sutra

Faith in and veneration of Mahayana are stated in what sutras?

Eastern Buddhism

Native Mahayana buddhism is also called what?

Northern Buddhism

The Buddhism practiced in Tibet, the Himalayan regions and Mongolia are often referred to as?

the Pure Land school of Mahayana

What is the most widely practised Eastern Buddhism?

Saivism

The royal courts sponsored both Buddhism and what?

Buddhists

Mantras taught in the Saiva, Garuda, and Vaisnava tantra will be effective if applied by who?