Buddhist culture

Buddhist culture encompasses the practices, arts, social customs, and worldviews shaped by Buddhist teachings across diverse societies.

This includes meditation traditions, temple architecture, monastic communities, festival observances, and artistic expressions from Zen gardens to Tibetan thangka paintings.

The term often distinguishes lived religious practice from Buddhist philosophy or doctrine alone: She studied Buddhist culture in Thailand for a year.

Buddhist cultures vary significantly across regions—Sri Lankan, Japanese, and Tibetan Buddhist cultures share core principles but differ markedly in expression.