Buddhism — • The religious, monastic system, founded c. 500 B.C. on the basis of pantheistic Brahminism Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Buddhism Buddhism … Catholic encyclopedia
Buddhism — Buddhism is an indigenous religion of a number of Russia’s ethnic groups and national minorities, including the Kalmyks, Tuvans, and Buryats. Nationwide, there are approximately 70,000 Buddhists in the Russian Federation. Nearly all of these… … Historical Dictionary of the Russian Federation
Buddhism — Buddhism is a term popularly applied to the many and varied schools of thought which grew and developed from the teachings of the Buddha in India more than 2,500 years ago. Its influence has spread throughout the world and it has been an… … Encyclopedia of contemporary British culture
Buddhism — Bud dhism, n. The religion based upon the doctrine originally taught by the Hindu sage Gautama Siddartha, surnamed Buddha, the awakened or enlightened, in the sixth century b. c., and adopted as a religion by the greater part of the inhabitants… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Buddhism — 1801, from BUDDHA (Cf. Buddha) + ISM (Cf. ism) … Etymology dictionary
Buddhism — ► NOUN ▪ a religion or philosophy, founded by Siddartha Gautama (Buddha; c.563 c.460 BC), which teaches that elimination of the self is the route to enlightenment. DERIVATIVES Buddhist noun & adjective Buddhistic adjective … English terms dictionary
Buddhism — [bo͞o′diz΄əm, bood′iz΄əm] n. a religion and philosophic system of central and eastern Asia, founded in India in the 6th cent. B.C. by Buddha: it teaches that right thinking and self denial will enable the soul to reach Nirvana, a divine state of… … English World dictionary
Buddhism — Buddh redirects here, for the Race Circuit, see Buddh International Circuit Standing Buddha. One of the earliest known representations of the Buddha, 1st 2nd century CE, Gandhara … Wikipedia
Buddhism — Buddhist, n., adj. Buddhistic, Buddhistical, adj. Buddhistically, adv. /booh diz euhm, bood iz /, n. a religion, originated in India by Buddha (Gautama) and later spreading to China, Burma, Japan, Tibet, and parts of southeast Asia, holding that… … Universalium
Buddhism — The religion founded in India in the 5th century BC by Siddhartha Gautama (usually 563–483 BC; an alternative date of death based on Chinese sources is 368 BC), the Buddha or enlightened one. Buddhism teaches salvation through escape from samsara … Philosophy dictionary
Buddhism — A salvation religion, founded in north India in the fifth centuryBCE (the exact dates are the subject of scholarly controversy) by Siddhartha Gautama, known as the Buddha (meaning Enlightened One). Buddhists may be defined as those who revere the … Dictionary of sociology
