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noun
a religion, originated in India by Buddha (Gautama) and later spreading to China, Burma, Japan, Tibet, and parts of southeast Asia, holding that life is full of suffering caused by desire and that the way to end this suffering is through enlightenment that enables one to halt the endless sequence of births and deaths to which one is otherwise subject.
Related forms
Bud·dhist, noun, adjective
Bud·dhis·tic, Bud·dhis·ti·cal, adjective
Bud·dhis·ti·cal·ly, adverb
non-Bud·dhist, noun, adjective
non-Bud·dhis·tic, adjective
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Buddhism
is always a great word to know.
So is bezoar. Does it mean:
| an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance. |
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Example Sentences
- Buddhism was not yet the unifying influence it was to become.
- Buddhism is a fundamental part of the society, and so you can't photograph the altars.
- Buddhism talks about the false self, sure, but that isn't the same thing as denying that one person is the same as a copy.
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World English Dictionary
| Buddhism (ˈbʊdɪzəm) | |
| —n | |
| See nirvana a religious teaching propagated by the Buddha and his followers, which declares that by destroying greed, hatred, and delusion, which are the causes of all suffering, man can attain perfect enlightenment | |
| 'Buddhist | |
| —n, —adj | |
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Cultural Dictionary
Buddhism [(booh-diz-uhm, bood-iz-uhm)]A reli-gion, founded by the Buddha, that emphasizes physical and spiritual discipline as a means of liberation from the physical world. The goal for the Buddhist is to attain nirvana, a state of complete peace in which one is free from the distractions of desire and self-consciousness. Buddhists are found in the greatest numbers in eastern Asia.
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