Vajrayana, a body of teachings attributed to Indian siddhas, may be viewed as a third branch or merely a part of Mahayana. Tibetan Buddhism, as practiced in Tibet, Bhutan, Nepal, the Himalayan region of India, Kalmykia, Mongolia and surrounding areas, preserves the Vajrayana teachings of eighth century India.Buddhists number between an estimated 488 million and 535 million, making it one of the world's major religions. East Asian forms of Mahayana Buddhism that use Chinese scriptures are dominant in most of China, Japan, Korea, Taiwan, Singapore and Vietnam as well as such communities within Indochina, Southeast Asia and the West. 2  Vietnam and Singapore are major concentrations of Mahayana Buddhism in Southeast Asia.
Most Target stores are open during their normal business hours on holidays, from 8 a.m. to 11 p.m. Monday through Saturday or 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. on Sundays. This depends on which holiday it is and the location of the store.
Christmas morning is less than 24 hours away, and most shipping deadlines have come and gone (though Amazon is promising 2-hour delivery on gifts and groceries until midnight on Christmas Eve). If you need to grab one last stocking stuffer or ingredient for the big meal, don't panic. Though most retailers are closing early on Thursday, Target is open late, and grocers like Albertsons, Safeway and Zupan's are even open on Christmas Day. To help you make sense of it all, here's a list of Christmas Eve hours for major retailers, Portland-area malls and grocery stores. Best Buy â 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.