Savaka Sangha ::: A Buddhist Community

By the late Middle Ages, Buddhism had become virtually extinct in India, and although it continued to exist in surrounding countries, its influence was no longer expanding. It is now again gaining strength in India and elsewhere Estimates of the number of Buddhist followers by scholars range from 230 million to 500 million, with most. [...]

The history of Indian Buddhism may be divided into the following five periods: Early Buddhism (occasionally called Pre-sectarian Buddhism) Nikaya Buddhism or Sectarian Buddhism: The period of the Early Buddhist schools Early Mahayana Buddhism Later Mahayana Buddhism Esoteric Buddhism (also called Vajrayana Buddhism ) Pre-sectarian Buddhism Pre-sectarian Buddhism is the earliest phase of Buddhism, recognized [...]