Home›Buddhist Monastic Orders and Schools›Kind of order›Buddhist Monastic Orders and SchoolsBrowse ByBuddhist Monastic Orders and SchoolsThis page groups religious orders by their formal kind. Wikipedia notes that "among the traditional forms of solemnly vowed religious order, there are four key categories," running from canons regular to monastics. Browsing by kind lets a visitor compare how differently these categories structure a member's daily religious life.FactsBuddhist Monastic Orders and SchoolsSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsDirectoryCategoryWell-attestedReligious Orders 1Buddhist Monastic Orders and SchoolsFilter Results12 entriesFounded ByAllDongshan Liangjie (1)Linji Yixuan (1)Thích Nhất Hạnh (1)Who may joinAllMen Only (4)Originated InAllChina (1)France (1)Myanmar (3)Sri Lanka (1)Origin Period Start YearAll1964 (1)TraditionAllTibetan Buddhism (1)Doctrinal PositionAllEngaged Buddhism / Interbeing (1)Mahayana Chan/Zen Teaching (5)Theravada Orthodoxy (6)Practice StatusAllLiving tradition, practised today (12)ApostolateAllCharitable and Medical Work (1)Contemplative or Monastic Prayer (11)Teaching and Education (12)Liturgical LanguageAllClassical Chinese (3)Classical Tibetan (1)Japanese (1)Pali (6)Vietnamese Language (1)Ordination PracticeAllUpasampada Monastic Ordination (12)Rooted InAllZen (3)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 12Caodong schoolBuddhist Monastic Orders and SchoolsGyuto OrderBuddhist Monastic Orders and SchoolsHngettwin GaingBuddhist Monastic Orders and SchoolsLinji schoolBuddhist Monastic Orders and SchoolsMahādvāra NikāyaBuddhist Monastic Orders and SchoolsMahasthabir NikayaBuddhist Monastic Orders and SchoolsOrder of InterbeingBuddhist Monastic Orders and SchoolsPlum Village TraditionBuddhist Monastic Orders and SchoolsShwegyin NikayaBuddhist Monastic Orders and SchoolsSiam NikayaBuddhist Monastic Orders and SchoolsThudhamma GaingBuddhist Monastic Orders and SchoolsWhite Plum AsangaBuddhist Monastic Orders and SchoolsSources1. Divinity Atlas Directory Taxonomy, First Edition Category TreeCategory: Religious OrdersComments (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.