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Monks at Sera Monastery, Tibet Buddhism is a religion and philosophy encompassing a variety of traditions, beliefs and practices, largely based on teachings attributed to Siddhartha Gautama, commonly known as the Buddha (Pāli/Sanskrit "the awakened one"). Buddha who was born as a prince in Kapilvastu, in modern day Nepal, lived and taught in the northeastern Indian subcontinent sometime between the 6th and 4th centuries BCE. He is recognized by adherents as an awakened teacher who shared his insights to help sentient beings end suffering, achieve nirvana, and escape what is seen as a cycle of suffering and rebirth. Two major branches of Buddhism are recognized: Theravada ("The School of the Elders") and Mahayana ("The Great Vehicle"). Theravada—the oldest surviving branch—has a widespread following in Sri Lanka and Southeast Asia, and Mahayana is found throughout East Asia and includes the traditions of Pure Land, Zen, Nichiren Buddhism, Tibetan Buddhism, Shingon, Tendai and Shinnyo-en. In some classifications Vajrayana, a subcategory of Mahayana, is recognized as a third branch. While Buddhism remains most popular within Asia, both branches are now found throughout the world. Various sources put the number of Buddhists in the world at between 230 million and 500 million, making it the world's fourth-largest religion. More about Buddhism... Ben Ngu Bridge, the location of the attacks In the Hue chemical attacks of June 3, 1963, soldiers belonging to the Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) poured chemicals on the heads of praying Buddhists in Huế, South Vietnam, who were protesting the religious discrimination of the regime of the Roman Catholic President Ngo Dinh Diem. The use of the substance caused 67 people to be hospitalised and the United States threatened privately to withdraw support for Diem's government. The protests were part of the Buddhist crisis, a period during which the Buddhist majority campaigned for religious equality after eight people had been killed while protesting a ban against the Buddhist flag on Vesak. An inquiry determined that the substance was acid within old French tear gas grenades, which failed to vapourise, exonerating the ARVN from charges that it had used poison or mustard gas. However, the outcry over the attack did have the effect of prompting Diem to appoint a panel of three cabinet ministers to meet with Buddhist leaders. The Dalai Lama receiving a Congressional Gold Medal in 2007. From left: Nancy Pelosi, Robert Byrd and George W. Bush More anniversaries... Steven F. Seagal (born April 10, 1952) is an American action movie actor, producer, writer, director, martial artist and singer-songwriter. He belongs to a generation of movie action hero actors (including Sylvester Stallone, Chuck Norris, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Dolph Lundgren and Jean-Claude Van Damme) who were featured in many of the Hollywood blockbuster action films of the late 1980s and 1990s. A 6' 4" (193 cm) 7th-dan black belt in aikido, Seagal began his adult life as an aikido instructor in Japan. He became the first foreigner to operate an aikido dojo in Osaka, Japan. He later moved to the Los Angeles, California area where he made his film debut in 1988 in Above the Law. Since then, Seagal has become a well recognized action star, mainly due to his action films of the 1990s such as Under Siege (1992) and Under Siege 2 (1995) where he played Navy SEALs counter-terrorist expert Casey Ryback. In total his movies have earned in excess of $850 million worldwide. Seagal is also a recording artist and guitarist and the founder of Steven Seagal Enterprises. In addition to his professional achievements, he is also known as an environmentalist, an animal rights activist and, like other actors such as Richard Gere, is a supporter of Tenzin Gyatso the 14th Dalai Lama and the cause of Tibetan independence. Spiritualism and Buddhism play an important role in Seagal's life and he has been recognized by Tibetan lama Penor Rinpoche as a reincarnated Tulku. ... that King Dhatusena, who ruled Sri Lanka from 455 to 473, constructed 18 irrigation tanks, an irrigation canal, and the Avukana Buddha statue (pictured)? ...that an Indo-Corinthian capital is a Buddhist adaptation of the Greek Corinthian capital, often incorporating images of the Buddha? ...that Quốc Ân Temple in Huế was founded by a Zen monk from China, whose disciple lineage covers most of the Buddhists in southern Vietnam? ▼ Buddhism ► Buddhism-related lists ► Buddhas ► Buddhism templates ► Buddhist belief and doctrine ► Buddhists ► Comparative Buddhism ► Buddhist deities ► Buddhist demons ► Buddhist education ► History of Buddhism ► Buddhist monasticism ► Buddhist mythology ► Buddhist organizations ► Buddhist philosophy ► Buddhist practices ► Buddhist temples ► Buddhist texts Parent project Wikipedia:WikiProject Religion Main project Wikipedia:WikiProject Buddhism Descendant projects WikiProject Tibetan Buddhism What are WikiProjects? Buddhism (book) Outline of Buddhism History of Buddhism: Timeline • Buddhist councils Major Figures: Gautama Buddha • Disciples • Later Buddhists Dharma or Concepts: Four Noble Truths • Noble Eightfold Path • Three marks of existence • Dependent Origination • Saṃsāra • Nirvana • Skandha • Cosmology • Karma • Rebirth Practices and Attainment: Buddhahood • Bodhisattva • 4 Stages of Enlightenment • Wisdom • Meditation • Precepts • Pāramitās • Three Jewels • Monastics • Laity Countries and Regions Schools: Theravāda • Mahāyāna • Vajrayāna Texts: Pali Canon • Tibetan Canon • Chinese Canon • Sanskrit texts Related topics: Criticism • Comparative Studies • Cultural elements Featured articles 2 Featured lists 2 Good articles 2 Template:/box-footer Add {{Portal|Buddhism}} to the See also section of Buddhism-related articles. Tag the talk pages of Buddhism-related articles with {{WikiProject Buddhism}} Join WikiProject Buddhism and list yourself as a Participant in the project. 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There's a list of missing articles at User:Skysmith/Missing topics about Buddhism See also: {{BuddhismOpenTask}} Shinto Spirituality Hinduism Shinto Taoism Jainism Theosophy Religion Spirituality Asia Tibetan Buddhism Vajrayana Buddhism Template:/box-footer What are portals? List of portals Featured portals