▁States . ▁Mah ay ana ▁Buddh ism ▁includes ▁such ▁dispar ate ▁teach ings ▁as ▁Z en , ▁P ure ▁Land , ▁and ▁S oka ▁G ak ka i . ▁ ▁V aj ray ana ▁Buddh ism ▁first ▁appeared ▁in ▁India ▁in ▁the ▁ 3 rd ▁century ▁CE . ▁It ▁is ▁currently ▁most ▁prominent ▁in ▁the ▁H imal aya ▁regions ▁and ▁extends ▁across ▁all ▁of ▁Asia ▁( cf . ▁Mik ky ō ). ▁ ▁Two ▁notable ▁new ▁Buddh ist ▁sect s ▁are ▁H ò a ▁H ả o ▁and ▁the ▁Nav ay ana ▁( D al it ▁Buddh ist ▁movement ), ▁which ▁were ▁developed ▁separately ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 th ▁century . ▁ ▁S ikh ism ▁▁ ▁S ikh ism ▁is ▁a ▁pan ent he istic ▁religion ▁founded ▁on ▁the ▁teach ings ▁of ▁G uru ▁Nan ak ▁and ▁ten ▁success ive ▁S ikh ▁g urus ▁in ▁ 1 5 th - century ▁P un j ab . ▁It ▁is ▁the ▁fifth - larg est ▁organized ▁religion ▁in ▁the ▁world , ▁with ▁approximately ▁ 3 0 ▁million ▁S ik hs . ▁S ik hs ▁are ▁expected ▁to ▁em body ▁the ▁qual ities ▁of ▁a ▁Sant - S ip ā h ī — a ▁saint - s old ier , ▁have ▁control ▁over ▁one ' s ▁internal ▁v ices ▁and ▁be ▁able ▁to ▁be ▁constantly ▁imm ers ed ▁in ▁virt ues ▁clar ified ▁in ▁the ▁G uru ▁Gran th ▁Sah ib . ▁The ▁principal ▁belief s ▁of ▁S ik hi ▁are ▁faith ▁in ▁Wa he