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Buddhism in Bangladesh and Theravada

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Difference between Buddhism in Bangladesh and Theravada

Buddhism in Bangladesh vs. Theravada

It is said that Buddha once in his life came to this region East Bengal to spread Buddhism and he was successful to convert the local people of East Bengal to Buddhism. Theravāda (Pali, literally "school of the elder monks") is a branch of Buddhism that uses the Buddha's teaching preserved in the Pāli Canon as its doctrinal core.

Similarities between Buddhism in Bangladesh and Theravada

Buddhism in Bangladesh and Theravada have 7 things in common (in Unionpedia): Ashoka, Bangladesh, Buddhism, Chittagong Hill Tracts, Gautama Buddha, Mahasthabir Nikaya, Sangharaj Nikaya.

Ashoka

Ashoka (died 232 BCE), or Ashoka the Great, was an Indian emperor of the Maurya Dynasty, who ruled almost all of the Indian subcontinent from to 232 BCE.

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Bangladesh

Bangladesh (বাংলাদেশ, lit. "The country of Bengal"), officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh (গণপ্রজাতন্ত্রী বাংলাদেশ), is a country in South Asia.

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Buddhism

Buddhism is the world's fourth-largest religion with over 520 million followers, or over 7% of the global population, known as Buddhists.

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Chittagong Hill Tracts

The Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT; Bengali: পার্বত্য চট্টগ্রাম, Parbotto Choŧŧogram; or the Hill Tracts for short) are an area within the Chattogram Division in southeastern Bangladesh, bordering India and Myanmar (Burma).

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Gautama Buddha

Gautama Buddha (c. 563/480 – c. 483/400 BCE), also known as Siddhārtha Gautama, Shakyamuni Buddha, or simply the Buddha, after the title of Buddha, was an ascetic (śramaṇa) and sage, on whose teachings Buddhism was founded.

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Mahasthabir Nikaya

The Mahasthabir Nikaya is a Bengali order of Buddhist monks.

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Sangharaj Nikaya

The Sangharaja Nikaya is a tradition of Theravada Buddhism, located in Bangladesh.

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Buddhism in Bangladesh and Theravada Comparison

Buddhism in Bangladesh has 65 relations, while Theravada has 306. As they have in common 7, the Jaccard index is 1.89% = 7 / (65 + 306).

References

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