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nouna religion represented by the many groups (especially in Asia) that profess various forms of the Buddhist doctrine and that venerate Buddhatype of:
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nounthe teaching of Buddha that life is permeated with suffering caused by desire, that suffering ceases when desire ceases, and that enlightenment obtained through right conduct and wisdom and meditation releases one from desire and suffering and rebirthtype of:
Definition that contains buddhism
- buddha founder of Buddhism (c 563-483 BC)
- karma (Hinduism and Buddhism) the effects of a person's actions that determine his destiny in his next incarnation
- buddhist of or relating to or supporting Buddhism
- zen school of Mahayana Buddhism asserting that enlightenment can come through meditation and intuition rather than faith; China and Japan
- enlightenment (Hinduism and Buddhism) the beatitude that transcends the cycle of reincarnation; characterized by the extinction of desire and suffering and individual consciousness
- nirvana (Hinduism and Buddhism) the beatitude that transcends the cycle of reincarnation; characterized by the extinction of desire and suffering and individual consciousness
- siddhartha founder of Buddhism (c 563-483 BC)
- mandala any of various geometric designs (usually circular) symbolizing the universe; used chiefly in Hinduism and Buddhism as an aid to meditation
- pali an ancient Prakrit language (derived from Sanskrit) that is the scriptural and liturgical language of Theravada Buddhism
- samsara (Hinduism and Buddhism) the endless cycle of birth and suffering and death and rebirth