Example Sentences

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The three traditional provinces of Tibet all have assigned members, as do the four schools of Tibetan Buddhism and the pre-Buddhist Bon faith.

From Slate • Apr. 20, 2021

Before the early Buddhists found an aesthetic language of their own, they had to rely on a pre-Buddhist lexicon, no less than early Christianity had to borrow from Greece and Rome.

From New York Times • May 11, 2020

With its origins in pre-Buddhist burial mounds or sacred tumuli, it retains a cosmogonic power.

From New York Times • May 11, 2020

Before leaving pre-Buddhist India, it may be well to say something of the Jains.

From Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 1 by Eliot, Charles, Sir

Also the sacrifice is not offered in a temple and it would appear that in pre-Buddhist times there were no religious edifices.

From Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 1 by Eliot, Charles, Sir