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.
Discount retailer Target will hold four job fairs this week and next to fill 160 jobs at two stores planned for Elmont and Freeport. Job fairs for the Freeport store will be Friday and Aug. 11, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The fairs for the Elmont store will be Monday and Wednesday, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. All the hiring events will take place at RexCorp Plaza, 626 RXR Plaza in Uniondale. Target is looking to fill 90 positions at the Elmont store, at 1730 Hempstead Tpke., and 70 positions at the Freeport store, at 248 Sunrise Hwy. The locations, which are smaller than the typical Target store, will open on Oct. 5.