Buddhism

[ boo-diz-uhm, bood-iz- ]

noun

1. 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.

Buddhism

/ ˈbʊdɪzəm /

noun

1. 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 See nirvana

Buddhism

1. 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 .

Derived Forms

• ˈBuddhist, nounadjective

Other Words From

• 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

Word History and Origins

Origin of Buddhism¹

Buddh(a) + -ism

Example Sentences

When Vreeland first converted to Buddhism, the world he joined was completely sealed.

From The Daily Beast

Some streams of Buddhism have the trappings of worship, rituals, and semi-divine beings, but others do not.

From The Daily Beast

Then again, is Buddhism even a “religion” as Westerners understand it?

From The Daily Beast

This being my first introduction to Buddhism, I was skeptical.

From The Daily Beast

Levine had been in and around AA for more than a decade when he began merging Buddhism with the 12-step teachings.

From The Daily Beast

There are several different religions in China, the most prevalent being Buddhism.

From Project Gutenberg

It has succeeded not in driving out, as I think it has been erroneously held, but in absorbing Buddhism.

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As a religion Buddhism is an absurdity; in fact, it is no religion at all, only a system of moral philosophy.

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From a religious and philosophical point of view, Buddhism at first did not materially differ from Brahmanism.

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Buddhism failed to ennoble the daily occupations of life, and produced drones and idlers and religious vagabonds.

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