Buddhism

[ boo-diz-uh m, boo d-iz- ]

/ ˈbu dɪz əm, ˈbʊd ɪz- /

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.

Compare Eightfold Path, Four Noble Truths, Hinayana, Mahayana.

Origin of Buddhism

Buddh(a) + -ism

OTHER WORDS FROM Buddhism

Bud·dhist, noun, adjective Bud·dhis·tic, Bud·dhis·ti·cal, adjective Bud·dhis·ti·cal·ly, adverb non-Bud·dhist, noun, adjective

non-Bud·dhis·tic, adjective pre-Bud·dhist, adjective pro-Bud·dhist, noun, adjective pseu·do-Bud·dhist, adjective, noun

Example sentences from the Web for buddhist

It almost mirrors the Buddhist cycle of life, death, and rebirth.

The Buddhist Business of Poaching Animals for Good Karma |Brendon Hong |December 28, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Buddhist "I feel like my body is borrowed, and this life is very temporary."

The Beyoncé Manifesto: Quotes on Nihilism and Feminism |Amy Zimmerman |December 12, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Then, he decided to give it all up and become a Buddhist monk.

From Fashion Player to Photographer Monk |Nina Strochlic |December 3, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Buddhist and Hindu literature is rich with stories of disciples finally learning to surrender in this way.

Is India’s Fallen ‘God-Man’ So Different From a Megachurch Pastor? |Jay Michaelson |November 21, 2014 |DAILY BEAST

And while guru literally means “teacher,” in Hindu and Buddhist contexts, it often means much more.

Is India’s Fallen ‘God-Man’ So Different From a Megachurch Pastor? |Jay Michaelson |November 21, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
I will now jot hastily down the points of contact between one of these monasteries described by Philo and a Buddhist monastery.

The Influence of Buddhism on Primitive Christianity |Arthur Lillie
Soon after that time there arose a school of Buddhist teachers who called their doctrine the “Great Vehicle.”

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 16, Slice 1 |Various
It was only when cause for litigation arose between a Buddhist and a Mussulman that the amban interfered.

The Life of Yakoob Beg |Demetrius Boulger
The Buddha neither made the world nor preserves it, and the Buddha is the great object of Buddhist worship.

Ten Great Religions |James Freeman Clarke
To the Buddhist, in short, the element of time and the finite is all, as to the Brahman the element of eternity is all.

Ten Great Religions |James Freeman Clarke

British Dictionary definitions for buddhist

Buddhism

/ (ˈbʊdɪzəm) /

noun

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

Cultural definitions for buddhist

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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