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Bud⋅dhism

  [boo-diz-uhm, bood-iz-]
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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.

Origin:
Buddh(a) + -ism

Related forms:
Buddhist, noun, adjective
Bud⋅dhis⋅tic, Bud⋅dhis⋅ti⋅cal, adjective
Bud⋅dhis⋅ti⋅cal⋅ly, adverb
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Bud·dhism   (bōō'dĭz'əm, bŏŏd'ĭz'-)   
n.  

  1. The teaching of Buddha that life is permeated with suffering caused by desire, that suffering ceases when desire ceases, and that enlightenment obtained through right conduct, wisdom, and meditation releases one from desire, suffering, and rebirth.

  2. The religion represented by the many groups, especially numerous in Asia, that profess varying forms of this doctrine and that venerate Buddha.

Bud'dhist adj. & n., Bud·dhis'tic adj.
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