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East Asian Buddhism

collective term for the schools of Mahayana Buddhism that developed in the East Asian region and follow the Chinese Buddhist canon
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Summary

East Asian Buddhism is a Buddhism of an area[1]. It draws 624 Wikipedia views per month (buddhism_of_an_area category, ranking #11 of 76).[2]

Key Facts

  • East Asian Buddhism is in the country of Japan[3].
  • East Asian Buddhism's instance of is recorded as Buddhism of an area[4].
  • The location of East Asian Buddhism was East Asia[5].
  • East Asian Buddhism is a type of Buddhism in Asia[6].
  • East Asian Buddhism is a type of religion in East Asia[7].
  • East Asian Buddhism's Commons category is recorded as Buddhism in Eastern Asia[8].
  • East Asian Buddhism's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Buddhism in East Asia[9].
  • East Asian Buddhism's facet of is recorded as East Asia[10].
  • East Asian Buddhism's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://buddhism.stackexchange.com/tags/east-asian-buddhism[11].

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Definition and Type

East Asian Buddhism's instance of is recorded as Buddhism of an area[4]. Recorded subclass of include Buddhism in Asia[6] and religion in East Asia[7].

Why It Matters

East Asian Buddhism draws 624 Wikipedia views per month (buddhism_of_an_area category, ranking #11 of 76).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[12] It is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.[13]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [12] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [13] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6w ago · Bouzinac · 2026-08-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Location → East Asia
    Topic's main category → Category:Buddhism in East Asia
    Subclass of → Buddhism in Asia, religion in East Asia
    Subclass of → —
    + 5 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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