buddhism

As a noun Buddhism

is the religion and philosophy founded by the Nepalese teacher Gautama Buddha.

As a proper noun Mahayana is

a school of Buddhism widely practised in China, Japan, Korea and Mongolia. It literally means "Great Vehicle" and teaches that all can achieve salvation, and has more emphasis on social concerns, in general, than Theravada.

As nouns the difference between buddhism and foism

is that buddhism is buddhism while foism is chinese buddhism.

As a noun buddhism

is buddhism.

As a proper noun gelug is

a school of buddhism founded by , a philosopher and tibetan religious leader.

As nouns the difference between buddhism and theravada

is that buddhism is the religion and philosophy founded by the Nepalese teacher Gautama Buddha while Theravada is a Buddhist of this particular school.

As a proper noun Theravada is

a school of Buddhism widely practised in Southeast Asia and other parts of the world.