Buddhist orders

Sōtō Zen or is the largest of the three traditional sects of Zen in Japanese Buddhism (the others being Rinzai and Ōbaku). It is the Japanese line of the Chinese Caodong school, which was founded during the Tang dynasty by Dongshan Liangjie. It emphasizes Shikantaza, meditation with no objects, anchors, or content. The meditator strives to be aware of the stream of thoughts, allowing them to arise and pass away without interference.

Buddhist organization based in Kaohsiung, Taiwan

lines of transmission in different schools of Buddhism

monastic institution in Tibet

International Buddhist community founded between 1964 and 1966 by Vietnamese Buddhist monk Thích Nhất Hạnh