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Buddhism has some central teachings at its very heart, these have been developed in a range of ways,reflecting the individual needs of different people over many centuries. Each of these different approaches can be thought of as a 'school' of Buddhism.

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Theravada Answer: The schools of Buddhism are the various subdivisions within Buddhism. Each follows an interpretation of Buddhist teaching and traditions. These are several dozen sects which one could identify but the differences are pretty minor to non-Buddhists. The bigger groups usually referenced are Theravada, Mahayana and Vajrayana. * Mahayana Buddhism (Greater Vehicle), predominates in North Asia and the Far East, including China, Japan, Korea, Tibet and Mongolia. Zen Buddhism is type of Mahayana Buddhism * Theravada (The Way of the Elders)predominates in southern Asia, especially in Sri Lanka, Myanmar (Burma), Thailand, Cambodia and Laos

* Vajrayana or Tantric Buddhism based on Indian writings it is found in Tibet, the Himalayan region, Mongolia, Buryatia, Tuva, Kalmykia (Russia) and northeastern China.

In addition to these is Western Buddhism which may follow any of the above traditions or combine aspects of all.

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raughly there are four school in buddhism. they are: sarvakayana, sotantrica, cittamatra and madyamika. first two are known as hinayana's school and last two are mahayanist. they can divide more from each school.

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Mahayana and Theravada

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