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Southern, Eastern and Northern Buddhism
Buddhist branches in Asia by region / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Southern Buddhism, Eastern Buddhism, and Northern Buddhism are geographical terms sometimes used to describe the three main schools of Buddhism (Theravāda, Mahāyāna, and Vajrayāna) as it spread from the northeastern region of the Indian subcontinent throughout Central Asia, East Asia, Mainland Southeast Asia, and Maritime Southeast Asia.[1]
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Blue (Vajrayana)
Eastern Buddhism:
Yellow (Mahayana)
Southern Buddhism:
Red (Theravada)