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 .

Derived Forms

• ˈBuddhist, nounadjective

Other Words From

• an·ti-Bud·dhist adjective noun
• Bud·dhist adjective noun
• Bud·dhis·tic Bud·dhis·ti·cal adjective
• Bud·dhis·ti·cal·ly adverb
• non-Bud·dhist adjective noun
• non-Bud·dhis·tic adjective
• pre-Bud·dhist adjective
• pro-Bud·dhist adjective noun
• pseu·do-Bud·dhist adjective noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of Buddhism¹

Buddh(a) + -ism

Example Sentences

I spent a few years trying all sorts of things like mindfulness work, meditation, reading Zen Buddhism stuff, did some yoga, listening to tapes or things like that.

From Salon

Drawing from Zen Buddhism, Eckhart Tolle teaches that angry and violent people are addicted to their thoughts.

From Salon

Indonesia has six officially recognised religions -- Islam, Protestantism, Catholicism, Buddhism, Hinduism, and Confucianism.

From BBC

He studied spiritual practice, particularly Buddhism but also Christian and Islamic mysticism.

From Los Angeles Times

“For some movements within Buddhism, the rainbow symbolizes the highest state a human being can reach before entering final enlightenment, or nirvana,” said the visiting Rev. Elizabeth Murphy.

From Los Angeles Times