branch of Buddhism
C11626
concept
A branch of Buddhism is a major tradition or school within Buddhism that shares core teachings of the Buddha but differs in practices, interpretations, and cultural expressions.
All labels observed (7)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Buddhist denomination | 5 |
| branch of Buddhism canonical | 2 |
| Buddhist religious lineage | 1 |
| branch of Jōdo Shinshū | 1 |
| form of Theravāda Buddhism | 1 |
| sub-school within the Sakya tradition | 1 |
| 禅宗の一派 | 1 |
Description generation (CDg)
The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the class name and this instruction.
Instruction
generate a one-sentence description for a given conceptual class. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the conceptional class]"
Input
Class: branch of Buddhism
Generated description
A branch of Buddhism is a major tradition or school within Buddhism that shares core teachings of the Buddha but differs in practices, interpretations, and cultural expressions.
Instances (11)
| Instance | Via concept surface |
|---|---|
| Tsar sub-school | sub-school within the Sakya tradition |
| Great Vehicle | — |
| Kempon Hokke | Buddhist denomination |
| Honmon Butsuryu-shu | Buddhist denomination |
| Chisan-ha | Buddhist denomination |
| Sōtō Zen | Buddhist denomination |
| Shinshū Ōtani-ha | Buddhist denomination |
| Mahayana | — |
| Zen patriarchs | Buddhist religious lineage |
| 曹洞宗 | 禅宗の一派 |
| Burmese Buddhism | form of Theravāda Buddhism |