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Buddhism

vr.tr.buddhism · SOC.ORG

Let an agent describe Buddhism neutrally and respectfully by tradition, teachings, practices and history, attributing beliefs to adherents.

Thing Registry Society, people and institutions

Research draft, second pass

A second pass drafted this model: the structure a model of this thing needs, and what is known about it in the world. The line under this one says how the second half was obtained - researched against sources, or recalled without web access, in which case nothing here was read anywhere and every claim is a lead to verify. Unreviewed either way.

written by Claude from model knowledge without web access - no source was read, every claim is a lead to verify

Researched by: Claude

Purpose and description

Let an agent describe Buddhism neutrally and respectfully by tradition, teachings, practices and history, attributing beliefs to adherents.

An Indian religion and philosophy based on the teachings attributed to the Buddha, emphasising the Four Noble Truths, the Eightfold Path, meditation and ethics, with major traditions including Theravada, Mahayana and Vajrayana.

What it is for: A religion and philosophy practised by hundreds of millions worldwide.

It can be learn about traditions and teachings; visit temples respectfully; find meditation groups; study Buddhist history and texts.

Distinguishing features

Based on the Buddha teachings

Several major traditions

Meditation and ethics central

Diverse regional practices

What it looks like

Temples, monasteries, stupas, images of the Buddha, robes, rituals and meditation.

Physical character

adherents: about 500 million people - estimates vary by source and definition

How it is recognised

Traditions such as Theravada, Mahayana, Vajrayana

Symbols such as the Dharma wheel

Regional forms by country

Related models

is a kind of - category

Indian religion

is practised in - places

temple and monastery

includes - practice

meditation

is protected by - right

freedom of religion

In practice

Families and kinds

Theravada

Mahayana

Vajrayana

early Buddhist schools

modern and regional movements

Standards and regulation

Freedom of religion or belief

Heritage protection for sacred sites

Failure modes and hazards

Presenting one tradition as the whole

Stating beliefs as facts

Using sacred images disrespectfully

Also called

Gohan ritualBuddhism on the Earthearly Buddhist schoolsBuddhism in ThailandNenpoushinkyouNorthern BuddhismHuayan schoolTheravādaVajrayanaKusha-shūlay BuddhismLamaismBuddhist fundamentalismschool of Buddhismdecline of Buddhism in IndiaMahāyānaTibetan BuddhismTiantaiNikaya BuddhismChinese BuddhismmikkyōYuzu NembutsuMalaysian VajrayanaChinese Esoteric BuddhismSichuanese Esoteric BuddhismNygmaAzhaliismShambhala BuddhismIndonesian Esoteric BuddhismMonryūfour major schools of Tibetan BuddhismŠanPure Land worshipPure Land BuddhismYogacara-Svatantrika-MadhyamakaŌbakuMadhyamakaRimé movementGelugĀdibuddha

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Where this came from

wikidata · CC0 1.0

Source repository Registry entry point

Drafted structure

Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.

Tradition Which Buddhism.

Traditions differ.

School

Tradition.

School

Tradition.

  1. Which tradition or school is meant? definition
  2. Where is it mainly practised? provenance

Texts

Scriptures.

Texts

Texts.

  1. Which scriptures does the tradition use? provenance
  2. In which languages? definition
Teachings Beliefs.

Beliefs are attributed.

Core teachings

Main ideas.

Core

Teachings.

  1. What are the core teachings, according to the tradition sources? provenance
  2. Where do traditions differ? boundary

Ethics

Precepts.

Ethics

Ethics.

  1. Which ethical precepts are taught? provenance
  2. How are they practised? definition
Practice Daily life.

Practice varies.

Meditation

Methods.

Meditation

Meditation.

  1. Which meditation practices does the tradition teach? provenance
  2. Where can reputable instruction be found? action

Visiting

Etiquette.

Visiting

Temple etiquette.

  1. What etiquette should visitors follow at temples? boundary
  2. Is dress code enforced? boundary
History Development.

History needs scholarship.

Origins

Early history.

Origins

Origins.

  1. What do historians say about early Buddhism? provenance
  2. Is the account balanced? boundary

Spread

Regions.

Spread

Spread.

  1. How did Buddhism spread to different regions? provenance
  2. How did it change? provenance

What the second pass must settle

  • Should traditions be separate entries?
  • How should adherent data be sourced?
  • How should regional forms be linked?
Draft as JSON