Home›Buddhist Monastic Orders and Schools›Practice Status›Living tradition, practised todayBrowse ByLiving tradition, practised todayThis page groups religious orders by whether they are still active today. Wikipedia notes that in Anglicanism alone "there are presently thirteen active religious orders for men, fifty-three for women, and eight mixed gender." Browsing by practice status lets a visitor tell a living order apart from one that has since died out.FactsLiving tradition, practised todaySourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsDirectoryCategoryWell-attestedReligious Orders 1Living tradition, practised todayFilter Results15 entriesFounded ByAllDongshan Liangjie (1)Linji Yixuan (1)Mahasi Sayadaw (1)Thích Nhất Hạnh (1)Rooted InAllTheravada (1)Zen (3)Originated InAllChina (1)France (1)Myanmar (3)Sri Lanka (1)United States (1)Origin Period Start YearAll1964 (1)1975 (1)1992 (1)Liturgical LanguageAllClassical Chinese (4)Japanese (1)Pali (8)Tibetan (1)Vietnamese (1)Ordination PracticeAllUpasampada Monastic Ordination (15)Doctrinal PositionAllEngaged Buddhism / Interbeing (1)Mahayana Chan/Zen Teaching (6)Theravada Orthodoxy (8)TraditionAllTheravada (1)Tibetan Buddhism (1)Kind of orderAllBuddhist Monastic Orders and Schools (12)Who may joinAllMen Only (4)ApostolateAllCharitable and Medical Work (1)Contemplative or Monastic Prayer (14)Teaching and Education (15)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 15Buddha's Light International AssociationLiving tradition, practised todayCaodong schoolLiving tradition, practised todayGyuto OrderLiving tradition, practised todayHngettwin GaingLiving tradition, practised todayInsight Meditation SocietyLiving tradition, practised todayLinji schoolLiving tradition, practised todayMahādvāra NikāyaLiving tradition, practised todayMahasthabir NikayaLiving tradition, practised todayOrder of InterbeingLiving tradition, practised todayPlum Village TraditionLiving tradition, practised todayShwegyin NikayaLiving tradition, practised todaySiam NikayaLiving tradition, practised todayThudhamma GaingLiving tradition, practised todayVipassana movementLiving tradition, practised todayWhite Plum AsangaLiving tradition, practised todaySources1. 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.