Siddhartha Gautama was the founder of Buddhism and the most influential leader of the philosophy. The Dalai Lama, Dharma Master Cheng Yen, and Thich Nhat Hanh have also acted as influential leaders of Buddhism.
Buddhism and Shintoism
India, Burma, Thailand, China, Nepal
Countries among which Buddhism is practiced includes India, Sri lanka. According to Buddhist tradition, the Buddha lived and taught in the eastern part of India.
The Dalai Lama is the head of the Gelug tradition of Tibetan Buddhism. All Buddhists recognize that the Dalai Lama is an influential Buddhist and teacher.
Since only a small minority of the population of the world is Buddhist, there are lots of areas in which Buddhism has no influence. It is also worth noting that during the 1969 Apollo moon landing, absolutely no Buddhist influence was discovered on the moon.
Siddhartha Gautama was the Buddha was the founding leader of Buddhism. He was the one that begun it since he was not interested in Hinduism. He was the most influential person in their religion, though he did not believe himself as a god. The two most influential Buddhist leaders today are His Holiness The Dalai Lama, Thich Nhat Hanh of Vietnam and Dharma Master Cheng Yen of Taiwan.
Any decent-sized bookstore will have some books related to Zen Buddhism. Perhaps the most influential books about Zen Buddhism written in English during the last half century are Philip Kapleau's THE THREE PILLARS OF ZEN and Shunryu Suzuki's ZEN MIND, BEGINNER'S MIND. .
This is sort of true. Buddhism was founded by Siddhartha Gautama, who was a prince, but then basically abdicated at 29, meaning he relinquished his power, no longer making him a prince.
Mahayana is longer and easier path towards enlightenment and Vajrayana is quicker and more harsh and hardworking path towards the achievement of enlightenment.
The comparative form of "influential" is "more influential" and the superlative form is "most influential."
Ven. Walpola Rahula Ariyadeva Thero was a Buddhist monk and scholar who is known for his book "What the Buddha Taught." This influential work provides an introduction to the fundamental teachings of Buddhism in a clear and accessible manner.