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| ¡¡ | | Buddhism
The widely spread Buddhism in Yunnan mainly consists of there divisions. They are Hynayana Buddhism, Mahayana Buddhism, and Tibetan Buddhism (Lamaism). Among them, Hynayana Buddhism exists only in Yunnan, China. Yunnan branch of the Buddhist Association of China was formed in July 1963. This patriotic religious organization contains all the three divisions of Buddhism in Yunnan. The site od the Yunnan Branch of Buddhist Association is in the Yuantong Temple in Kunming and the president of the association id Daoshuren, a Buddhist layman and a Dai by nationality, who concurrently holds the positions of the Vice Executive President and Secretary¡ªgeneral of the Buddhist Association of China.
1.1 Southern Buddhism (also called Pali Buddhism, populary known as Hynayana Buddhism or Small Vehicle)
1.2 Han Buddhism (also called Han Language Classic Buddhism or Han Region Buddhism, popularly know as Mahayana Buddhism or Big Vehicle)
1.3 Tibetan Buddhism (also called the Tibetan Classical Buddhism and popularly known as Lamaism) | |
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