Buddhism A Structure

I created this diagram to assist my future posts on Buddhist themes.  Below are links and texts to help explain the outline.  It is my hope that this diagram aids the reader in visually organizing the dharma (the Buddha’s teachings) in a way that makes it easier to remember, question and discuss. NOTES Sectarianism :  Just as in Christianity , Islam , Judaism , Hinduism …, Bud dhism has a plethora of sects.  Each sect has its own spin on doctrines with similar names.  This model contains much which is common between Buddhist sects but each sub-aspect is handled differently between the sects.                      Terms :  The early texts of Buddhism are in  Sanskrit  and  Pali .   Transliteration systems for Sanskrit abound — I am sure I will be inconsistent.  I try to stick to Sanskrit only because it was part of my studies at one point.   For...