Theravada is the main form of Buddhism in Sri Lanka, Thailand, Cambodia, Myanmar, and Laos, while Mahayana dominates in China, Japan, Taiwan, Nepal, Mongolia, Korea, and Vietnam. Vajrayana is the main form of Buddhism practiced in Tibet and the form that the Dalai Lama practices and teaches. Of the various forms of Buddhism that exist today, Theravada is the oldest, but Mahayana has the most practitioners. Many denominations of Buddhism, like Zen, Tibetan, Jōdo Shinshū, and Nichiren,
