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Buddhist sangha of Dang Trong
The Buddhist sangha of Dang Trong (Giáo hội Phật giáo Đàng Trong) was the monastic network of southern Vietnam under the Nguyen lords from 1558 to 1777.
Buddhist schools
Buddhist schools are general-curriculum K–12 institutions with Buddhist affiliation. They encompass Thai temple schools and US Buddhist grade schools, while excluding monastic academies.
Buddhist schools in Thailand
Buddhist schools in Thailand are Buddhist-affiliated K–12 institutions following the national curriculum, including temple and Buddhist Way schools, many charging no tuition, concentrated in the north and northeast.
Buddhist schools in the diaspora
Buddhist schools in the diaspora are K-12 schools founded by immigrant and convert Buddhist communities outside Asia, ranging from accredited day schools to weekend Dhamma academies.
Buddhist sculpture of the Asuka period
Buddhist sculpture of the Asuka period (飛鳥仏教彫刻) is the earliest Buddhist statuary made in Japan, shaped by Chinese and Korean styles, with Tori-busshi's 623 Hōryūji Shaka Triad as its anchor work.
Buddhist symbolism
Buddhist symbolism, or Buddhist iconography, uses objects, gestures, colors, and forms like the dharma wheel and eight auspicious symbols to represent the Buddha and his teachings.
Buddhist temple
A Buddhist temple is a place of Buddhist worship, from monastic viharas to Thai wat compounds; the Mahabodhi Temple at Bodh Gaya dates to the 3rd century B.C.
Buddhist texts
Buddhist texts, also known as Buddhist scriptures, are the scriptures, monastic codes, treatises, and commentaries of Buddhism, transmitted orally for centuries and preserved in three great canons.
Buddhist vegetarianism
Buddhist vegetarianism: meat abstinence practiced mainly in Mahayana communities (China, Vietnam, Korea) though not required by Pali sources; linked to ahimsa, temple food, health benefits, and an estimated 48.83 million metric tons CO2e reduction.
Buddhist views of marriage
Buddhist views of marriage treat marriage as a secular arrangement, neither holy nor unholy, with no canonical wedding rite and monks who bless couples but never officiate.
Buddhists
Buddhists are the adherents of Buddhism, founded on the teaching of Siddhartha Gautama, the Buddha, and living mostly across Asia in the Theravada, Mahayana, and Vajrayana traditions.
Buddies in India
Buddies in India (大闹天竺) is Wang Baoqiang's 2017 directorial debut, a Journey to the West-inspired action comedy about an heir retrieving a will in India; it earned 755 million yuan but scored 3.7 on Douban and won Golden Broom Awards.
Budding
Budding is a form of asexual reproduction in which a new individual develops as an outgrowth, or bud, from the parent, common in hydra, sponges, yeasts, and fungi.
Buddleja
Buddleja (buddleia, butterfly bush) is a genus of about 114 accepted species of shrubs in Scrophulariaceae, native to tropical and subtropical America, Africa, Madagascar, and Asia; Buddleja davidii is a popular but invasive garden plant.
Buddleja davidii
Buddleja davidii, commonly called butterfly bush or summer lilac, is a fragrant flowering shrub native to China, widely grown for attracting butterflies though invasive in several temperate regions.
Buddy (2024 film)
Buddy (Telugu: బడ్డీ) is a 2024 Telugu fantasy action comedy directed by Sam Anton, starring Allu Sirish and Gayatri Bhardwaj, about a pilot helping a woman whose soul is trapped in a teddy bear; it flopped at the box office and streamed on Netflix from 30 August 2024.
Buddy (2026 film)
Buddy is a 2026 American horror-comedy film directed by Casper Kelly about children trapped in a 1990s-style TV show whose lovable unicorn host turns violent, starring Cristin Milioti.
Buddy Baer
Buddy Baer (Jacob Henry Baer, 1915-1986), American heavyweight boxer, younger brother of champion Max Baer; knocked Joe Louis through the ropes in 1941, lost twice to Louis, then became a film and TV actor.
Buddy Bolden
Buddy Bolden (Charles Joseph Bolden, 1877–1931), New Orleans cornetist called "King Bolden," first documented jazz musician; performed 1895–1906, committed 1907, no recordings, one 1905 photo, unmarked Holt Cemetery grave.
Buddy Carter
Buddy Carter, born Earl L. Carter in 1957, is an American Republican politician and pharmacist who has represented Georgia's 1st congressional district in the U.S. House since 2015.
Buddy Christ
Buddy Christ, also known as Buddy Jesus, is a fictional winking, grinning, thumbs-up statue of Jesus introduced in Kevin Smith's 1999 comedy film Dogma, whose original prop is displayed in Red Bank, New Jersey.
Buddy Cianci
Buddy Cianci (Vincent A. Cianci Jr., 1941–2016) was Providence, Rhode Island's longest-serving mayor (1975–1984, 1991–2002, 21 years), its first Italian-American mayor, led the city's 'Renaissance,' and was twice forced from office by felony convictions, serving prison time for racketeering conspiracy.
Buddy cop
Buddy cop film: action-comedy subgenre pairing mismatched police partners who clash then bond, from Kurosawa's Stray Dog (1949) and 48 Hrs. (1982) through Lethal Weapon, Bad Boys, and Rush Hour, with biracial-pairing tropes and police-violence criticism.
Buddy Daddies (バディ・ダディズ)
Buddy Daddies (バディ・ダディズ) is a 2023 original P.A.WORKS/Nitroplus anime in which hitmen Kazuki Kurusu and Rei Suwa raise Miri, their victim's daughter; 12 episodes, aired January–March 2023, distinct from Spy × Family.
Buddy Davis
Walter Francis "Buddy" Davis (1931-2020), American high jumper and basketball player; 1952 Helsinki Olympic high jump gold at 2.04 m, 1953 world record 2.124 m, then five NBA seasons with the Philadelphia Warriors.
Buddy Dyer
Buddy Dyer is an American Democratic politician who serves as Mayor of Orlando, Florida, the city's longest-serving leader with more than two decades in office.
Buddy Ebsen
Buddy Ebsen (Christian Ludolf Ebsen Jr., 1908-2003), American dancer-actor, Jed Clampett in The Beverly Hillbillies and Barnaby Jones; originally the Tin Man in The Wizard of Oz before aluminum-makeup illness.
Buddy Elias
Buddy Elias (Bernhard Paul Erich Elias, 1925–2015), Swiss actor, first cousin of Anne and Margot Frank, Holiday on Ice comedian, later film and stage actor, and chairman of the Anne Frank Fonds in Basel from 1996, guardian of Anne Frank's diary legacy.
Buddy film
Buddy film (buddy movie): film genre centered on the relationship and adventures of two friends, often mismatched. Spans comedy duos, buddy cop films like Lethal Weapon, interracial and female-led variants such as Thelma and Louise.
Buddy Foster
Buddy Foster (Lucius Fisher Foster IV, born 1957) is an American former child actor and older brother of Jodie Foster, known for Hondo and Mayberry R.F.D., and author of the 1997 book Foster Child.