Template:Buddhism/doc

About
Template:Buddhism categorizes major Wikipedia articles on Buddhism in a sidebar.

Usage
This template can be used as follows:


 *   — transcludes the entire template as shown here.
 *   — transcludes this template so that it is initially collapsed.

Shortcut to terse version
Instead of using   you can use the shortcut: Buddhism-simple. It is recommended for use with stubs and other short articles.

Related navbox

 * Buddhism topics — a navbox.

Color scheme
The color scheme of this page was based on the varied colors of monastic robes including:
 * representing Vajrayana: the burgundy ( color: #af4630 ) robes with yellow ( color: #af4630 ) highlights of Tibetan monastics
 * representing Mahayana: the black (color: #000) robes of Zen monastics and the very soft yellow ( color: #ffffdd ) robes of lay Buddhists.
 * representing Theravada: the saffron or ochre ( color: #ffd068 ) robes of Theravada monastics

Note 1: these are the recommended colors to use on the template. If you want to make variations to the color scheme propose them on the talk page.

Note 2: in sidebar as of April 2012 these colors have all been replaced.