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The three main (generally accepted ) schools of Buddhism are:
- Theravada
- Mah?y?na
- Vajray?na
Each of these may be broken down into smaller groups with doctrinal differences.
There also are essentially "Buddhism lite" schools in popular culture where adherents neither study the basic precepts or the history of Buddhism.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 13y agoThe three main (generally accepted ) schools of Buddhism are:
- Theravada
- MahÄyÄna
- VajrayÄna
Each of these may be broken down into smaller groups with doctrinal differences.
There also are essentially "Buddhism lite" schools in popular culture where adherents neither study the basic precepts or the history of Buddhism.
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