Home›Buddhism›Ordination Practice›Ordination is into a monastic order, not to a congregationBrowse ByOrdination is into a monastic order, not to a congregationThis page groups denominations by how they recognize a member as a minister. Wikipedia notes that Jehovah's Witnesses "consider an adherent's qualified baptism to constitute his ordination as a minister," a markedly different practice from a seminary-trained clergy. Browsing this way lets a visitor compare how differently denominations of the same religion set someone apart for ministry.FactsLearn MoreOrdination is into a monastic order, not to a congregationSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsOverviewWhat Defines This GroupingWell-attestedThe vehicles and schools of Buddhism, distinguished by which scriptures are authoritative, by the ideal held out to the practitioner, by the status accorded the Buddha and by the means to awakening - and geographically, each vehicle having taken its own route out of India. 2OriginsWhose Classification This IsWell-attestedThe three-vehicle scheme is a Mahayana classification of Buddhism, not a neutral one: Hinayana, the lesser vehicle, is a polemical term for a set of schools that never used it of themselves and whose surviving representative calls itself Theravada. 3DirectoryCategoryWell-attestedDenominations 1Learn MoreThe schools of Buddhism This group holds the major traditions and schools of Buddhism, which spread from its Indian origin across Asia and adapted deeply to each culture it entered. Rather than denominations in the Christian sense, these are lineages and vehicles distinguished by canon, practice and philosophical emphasis. The browser will find the three great vehicles (Theravada, the older tradition of Sri Lanka and Southeast Asia; Mahayana, the broad northern tradition with its bodhisattva ideal; and Vajrayana, the tantric path prominent in Tibet), together with their many schools, such as Zen, Pure Land, Tiantai, Nichiren and the Tibetan orders. The entries describe each school's texts, practices and lineage.Ordination is into a monastic order, not to a congregationFilter Results19 entriesFounded ByAllNichiren (1)Zhiyi (1)Origin EraAll250 BCE (1)100 BCE (1)400 (1)500 (1)538 (1)600 (1)750 (1)755 (1)805 (1)806 (1)1050 (1)1073 (1)1100 (1)1191 (1)1227 (1)1253 (1)1290 (1)1294 (1)1409 (1)Establishment StatusAllPrivileged Never Established (1)Varies by Province (1)Parent ReligionAllBuddhism (19)Originated InAllChina (2)Indian Subcontinent (1)Japan (4)Tibet (7)Liturgical LanguageAllClassical Chinese (read in Sino-Japanese where used in Japan) (10)Classical Tibetan (8)Pali (1)Sanskrit (3)PolityAllA head temple over affiliated branch temples (8)Authority in recognised reincarnate lineages (7)Authority through monastic ordination lineage and its seats (8)Autonomous local bodies under a national umbrella association (1)No central authority (4)Priestly office passing by descent (1)Practice StatusAllLiving tradition, practised today (19)Revived or reconstructed in the modern era (1)Parent DenominationAllKagyu (1)Mahayana (2)Tibetan Buddhism (5)Vajrayana (2)BrowseCompareSelect all 19GelugOrdination is into a monastic order, not to a congregationJonangOrdination is into a monastic order, not to a congregationKagyuOrdination is into a monastic order, not to a congregationKarma KagyuOrdination is into a monastic order, not to a congregationMahayanaOrdination is into a monastic order, not to a congregationNichirenOrdination is into a monastic order, not to a congregationNichiren ShoshuOrdination is into a monastic order, not to a congregationNyingmaOrdination is into a monastic order, not to a congregationPure LandOrdination is into a monastic order, not to a congregationRinzaiOrdination is into a monastic order, not to a congregationSakyaOrdination is into a monastic order, not to a congregationShingonOrdination is into a monastic order, not to a congregationSotoOrdination is into a monastic order, not to a congregationTendaiOrdination is into a monastic order, not to a congregationTheravadaOrdination is into a monastic order, not to a congregationTiantaiOrdination is into a monastic order, not to a congregationTibetan BuddhismOrdination is into a monastic order, not to a congregationVajrayanaOrdination is into a monastic order, not to a congregationZenOrdination is into a monastic order, not to a congregationSources1. Divinity Atlas Directory Taxonomy, First Edition Category Treetier 12. An Introduction to Buddhism: Teachings, History and Practices, 2nd editiontier 1Peter Harvey, Cambridge University Press, 2013View the Source3. The Princeton Dictionary of Buddhismtier 1Robert E. Buswell Jr. and Donald S. Lopez Jr., Princeton University Press, 2014s.v. HinayanaView the SourceDivinity Atlas Directory Prose, First Edition Category Descriptionstier 1Comments (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.