Buddhism has over 500 million followers.
 The Mahyna branchwhich includes the traditions of Zen, Pure Land, Nichiren, Tiantai, Tendai, and Shingonis predominantly practiced in Nepal, Bhutan, China, Malaysia, Vietnam, Taiwan, Korea, and Japan
 An alternative scheme used by some scholars divides Buddhism into the following three traditions or geographical or cultural areas: Theravda (or "Southern Buddhism", "South Asian Buddhism"), East Asian Buddhism (or just "Eastern Buddhism") and Indo-Tibetan Buddhism (or "Northern Buddhism")

