Mahayana Buddhism By: Joe Hing Kwok Chu There are eight major sects of Mahayana Buddhism in China, but the most widely practised sects are: Chan Buddhism which is popular in the central part of China, and Tibetan Tantric (Esoteric) Buddhism which is popular in the western and northern part of China, like Tibet and Inner Mongolia, Qing Hai, Gansu, Sichuan, Hsi Kang, Yunnan and Outer Mongolia (which later became an independent state). |