Buddhism
a religion, originated in India by Buddha (Gautama) and later spreading to China, Myanmar (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 of Buddhism
1Other words from Buddhism
- an·ti-Bud·dhist, adjective, noun
- Bud·dhist, adjective, noun
- Bud·dhis·tic, Bud·dhis·ti·cal, adjective
- Bud·dhis·ti·cal·ly, adverb
- non-Bud·dhist, adjective, noun
- non-Bud·dhis·tic, adjective
- pre-Bud·dhist, adjective
- pro-Bud·dhist, adjective, noun
- pseu·do-Bud·dhist, adjective, noun
- Compare Eightfold Path, Four Noble Truths, Hinayana, Mahayana.
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How to use Buddhism in a sentence
When Vreeland first converted to Buddhism, the world he joined was completely sealed.
Some streams of Buddhism have the trappings of worship, rituals, and semi-divine beings, but others do not.
Then again, is Buddhism even a “religion” as Westerners understand it?
This being my first introduction to Buddhism, I was skeptical.
Levine had been in and around AA for more than a decade when he began merging Buddhism with the 12-step teachings.
There are several different religions in China, the most prevalent being Buddhism.
A Woman's Journey Round the World | Ida PfeifferIt has succeeded not in driving out, as I think it has been erroneously held, but in absorbing Buddhism.
Third class in Indian railways | Mahatma GandhiAs a religion Buddhism is an absurdity; in fact, it is no religion at all, only a system of moral philosophy.
Beacon Lights of History, Volume I | John LordFrom a religious and philosophical point of view, Buddhism at first did not materially differ from Brahmanism.
Beacon Lights of History, Volume I | John LordBuddhism failed to ennoble the daily occupations of life, and produced drones and idlers and religious vagabonds.
Beacon Lights of History, Volume I | John Lord
British Dictionary definitions for Buddhism
/ (ˈbʊdɪzəm) /
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: See nirvana
Derived forms of Buddhism
- Buddhist, noun, adjective
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Cultural definitions for Buddhism
[ (booh-diz-uhm, bood-iz-uhm) ]
A religion, 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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