RELIGIONS
BUDDHISM
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buddhism that focuses on the abstanation of food.
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a sect of buddhism that oversees how monks are teaching buddhism
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3 major sects of buddhism
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6 types of buddhism that meditate on life.
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Detailed explanation-1: -During the reign of the emperor Ashoka (3rd century bce), the Theravada school traveled to Sri Lanka, where it divided into three subgroups, known after their monastic centres as the Mahaviharika, the Abhayagirika, and the Jetavaniya.
Detailed explanation-2: -Summary: The Theravada school of Buddhism took root in Sri Lanka and Southeast Asia. Its major characteristics include the importance of Pali Canon of scripture and commentary; the veneration of the historical Shakyamuni Buddha; and the spiritual model of the arahat, or “worthy ones” who have attained nirvana.
Detailed explanation-3: -Over the centuries, two main branches of Buddhism emerged: a transmission that traveled to Southeast Asia, and a transmission that evolved in East Asia. A further offshoot of the northern transmission also developed. All three branches began in India, and developed further as they moved across Asia.