School-wide elections resulting in a change to the school’s mascot is an example of

Direct democracy

Explanation:

The decisions are not taken by representatives in a direct democracy which is also called pure democracy. The people vote on all decisions.

one central belief of buddhism is often referred to as reincarnation -- the concept that people are reborn after dying. buddhism is a philosophy of life expounded by gautama buddha ("buddha" means "enlightened one"), who lived and taught in northern india in the 6th century b.c.