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. 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.

Other Word Forms

• anti-Buddhist adjective
• Buddhist noun
• Buddhistic adjective
• Buddhistical adjective
• Buddhistically adverb
• non-Buddhist adjective
• non-Buddhistic adjective
• pre-Buddhist adjective
• pro-Buddhist adjective
• pseudo-Buddhist adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of Buddhism¹

Buddh(a) + -ism

Example Sentences

The mountains are also sacred to people in Tibet, where many follow Buddhism.

From BBC

Xi also urged stronger regulation of "religious affairs" and a need to "guide Tibetan Buddhism to adapt to socialist society".

From BBC

If you read “The Scripture of the Golden Eternity,” you really see how much he was impacted and inspired by Buddhism and how much he actually understood the teachings.

From Salon

Any religion that’s thousands of years old and practiced in innumerable places will be beyond complicated in doctrine and nuance, and Buddhism is no exception.

From Los Angeles Times

The scandal has prompted the Sangha Supreme Council - the governing body for Thai Buddhism - to say it will form a special committee to review monastic regulations.

From BBC