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Unlike many Christian churches, in which there is a hierarchy of responsibility and control, Buddhism has no overall structure or central church. There are different Buddhist traditions, called lineages, such as Tibetan Buddhism, Zen, Pure Land, etc, but each lineage might or might not have a Lineage Master (like the Dalai Lama, who is the Lineage Master for the Gelug tradition of Tibetan Buddhism). To explain this you need to understand how Buddhism is taught.
Buddhist masters are persons who have learned the teachings sufficiently and has the ability to speak authoritatively about the teachings. They have received permission to do this from their master. This permission is called being given transmission. The monk could then go to another area, open a monastery and then teach others. If one of his monks then learns the teachings sufficiently, the new master could give transmission to his student, and the cycle continues. Please note that learning the teachings of the Buddha is not memorization, these masters must completely understand and be able to explain the teachings in their own words, provide real world examples of how to apply the teachings and the value they are to us.
So Buddhism has a very diffuse structure.
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What does branches mean in Buddhism?
To discuss different branches of Buddhism is to discuss different sects or varieties of Buddhism. Buddhist scriptures are commonly divided into Theravada, Mahayana, and Vajrayana. Zen Buddhism is a kind of Mahayana Buddhism. .
How are governs often sorted?
By how the power of each government is shared
What was the head of the religion Buddhism?
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Who is the supreme power of Judaism and Buddhism?
Judaism has as the Supreme Power the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob as described in the Old Testament. Buddhism has no great unifying deity.
How is power divided in Israel?
power is divided by its people
Buddhism divided in to how many group?
twoTheravada, the Way of the Elders, and Mahayana,the Great Vehicle
Where can you find a list of Bakugan sorted by their G-power?
It comes with some bakugan packets.
What equals work divided by time?
Work divided by time is power.
Into what 3 categories is paper sorted?
where and how is paper sorted? where and how is paper sorted?
How do you get sorted on harrypottercom?
You cannot get sorted on that website. However, you can be sorted on Pottermore.
What kind of Buddhism was Asoka?
There is ONLY one kind of Buddhism in this universe. Since Asoka is an Indian he practised Buddhism with Indian culture. Asoka was a king and therefore had the power to spread Buddhism by building many places where Buddhists can performed the way of life.
What is 7 to the 6th power divided by 7 to the -third power?
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