The term American Buddhism can be used to describe all Buddhist groups within the United States, ... In 1900 six white San Franciscans, working with Japanese Jodo Shinshu missionaries, established the Dharma Sangha of Buddha and published a bimonthly magazine, The Light of Dharma. In Illinois, Paul Carus wrote more books about Buddhism and set ...

« Sangha » peut se traduire par « communauté », « congrégation », « assemblée » [7].Dans la pratique, on peut dire qu'au sens large, le sangha inclut donc les bhikkhu (moines), les bhikkhuni (nonnes), les upâsaka (laïcs hommes) et les upâsikâ (laïques femmes). Ces quatre catégories constituent la communauté bouddhique en tant que telle.

Tibetan Buddhism (also referred to as Indo-Tibetan Buddhism, Lamaism, Lamaistic Buddhism, Himalayan Buddhism, and Northern Buddhism) is the form of Buddhism practiced in Tibet and Bhutan, where it is the dominant religion.It is also in majority regions surrounding the Himalayas (such as Ladakh, a union territory and Indian states of Sikkim and Arunachal …

Humanistic Buddhism (Chinese: 人間佛教; pinyin: rénjiān fójiào) is a modern philosophy practiced by Buddhist groups originating from Chinese Buddhism which places an emphasis on integrating Buddhist practices into everyday life and shifting the focus of …

Sangha (संघ) is a Sanskrit word used in many Indian languages, including Pali (सङ्घ, saṃgha/saṅgha) meaning "association", "assembly", "company" or "community"; Sangha is often used as a surname across these languages. It was historically used in a political context to denote a governing assembly in a republic or a kingdom, and has long been used by religious …

Date Event 383 BCE or c. 330 BCE: The Second Buddhist council is convened by Kalasoka of the Shishunaga dynasty and held in Vaishali.The Sangha divides into the Sthaviravadins and the Mahasanghikas led by the monk Mahādeva, primarily over the question of addition or subtraction of rules from the Vinaya.: 345–321 BCE: The Nanda Empire briefly predominates in Magadha …

Sangha (Pāli: सङ्घ saṅgha; Sanskrit: ... Encyclopedia of Buddhism. Macmillan Reference, USA 2004, ISBN 0-02-865718-7, S. 556–560, 740–744 (monasticism, sangha) ... Wikipedia® ist eine eingetragene Marke der Wikimedia Foundation Inc. Datenschutz; Über Wikipedia;

The history of Buddhism spans from the 5th century BCE to the present.Buddhism arose in Ancient India, in and around the ancient Kingdom of Magadha, and is based on the teachings of the ascetic Siddhārtha Gautama.The religion evolved as it spread from the northeastern region of the Indian subcontinent throughout Central, East, and Southeast Asia.At one time or another, it …

Buddhism encompasses a variety of traditions, beliefs and spiritual practices largely based on teachings attributed to Gautama Buddha.. Nirvana is the earliest and most common term for the end goal of the Buddhist path and the ultimate eradication of duḥkha—nature of life that innately includes "suffering", "pain", or "unsatisfactoriness". Violent actions and thoughts, actions which …

A monastery is a building or complex of buildings comprising the domestic quarters and workplaces of monastics, monks or nuns, whether living in communities or alone ().A monastery generally includes a place reserved for prayer which may be a chapel, church, or temple, and may also serve as an oratory, or in the case of communities anything from a single building housing …