Home›Buddhist Monastic Orders and Schools›Apostolate›Contemplative or Monastic PrayerBrowse ByContemplative or Monastic PrayerThis page groups religious orders by the active mission or work their members carry out. Wikipedia distinguishes "clerics regular (priests who take religious vows and have an active apostolic life)" from other traditional categories of order. Browsing by apostolate lets a visitor find every order devoted to the same active mission, such as teaching or missionary work.FactsContemplative or Monastic PrayerSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsDirectoryCategoryWell-attestedReligious Orders 1Contemplative or Monastic PrayerFilter Results14 entriesFounded ByAllDongshan Liangjie (1)Linji Yixuan (1)Mahasi Sayadaw (1)Rooted InAllTheravada (1)Zen (3)Originated InAllChina (1)France (1)Myanmar (3)Sri Lanka (1)United States (1)Practice StatusAllLiving tradition, practised today (14)Origin Period Start YearAll1975 (1)1992 (1)Liturgical LanguageAllClassical Chinese (4)Japanese (1)Pali (8)Tibetan (1)Ordination PracticeAllUpasampada Monastic Ordination (14)Doctrinal PositionAllMahayana Chan/Zen Teaching (6)Theravada Orthodoxy (8)TraditionAllTheravada (1)Tibetan Buddhism (1)Kind of orderAllBuddhist Monastic Orders and Schools (11)Who may joinAllMen Only (4)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 14Buddha's Light International AssociationContemplative or Monastic PrayerCaodong schoolContemplative or Monastic PrayerGyuto OrderContemplative or Monastic PrayerHngettwin GaingContemplative or Monastic PrayerInsight Meditation SocietyContemplative or Monastic PrayerLinji schoolContemplative or Monastic PrayerMahādvāra NikāyaContemplative or Monastic PrayerMahasthabir NikayaContemplative or Monastic PrayerPlum Village TraditionContemplative or Monastic PrayerShwegyin NikayaContemplative or Monastic PrayerSiam NikayaContemplative or Monastic PrayerThudhamma GaingContemplative or Monastic PrayerVipassana movementContemplative or Monastic PrayerWhite Plum AsangaContemplative or Monastic PrayerSources1. Divinity Atlas Directory Taxonomy, First Edition Category TreeComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.