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Buddhism

Buddhism Meaning & Definition
Buddhism Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Buddhism?

[n] the ethical philosophy of Buddha; emphasizes physical and spiritual discipline as a means of liberation from the physical world
[n] the religion venerating Buddha represented by many groups especially in Asia

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See Also | Buddhist | faith | faith | Hinayana | Hinayana | Lamaism | Mahayana | Mahayana | religion | religion | religious belief | Shingon | Tantra | Tantrism | Tantrism | Zen | Zen | Zen Buddhism | Zen Buddhism

Buddhism In Webster's Dictionary

\Bud"dhism\, n. The religion based upon the doctrine originally taught by the Hindoo 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 of Central and Eastern Asia and the Indian Islands. Buddha's teaching is believed to have been atheistic; yet it was characterized by elevated humanity and morality. It presents release from existence (a beatific enfranchisement, Nirv[^a]na) as the greatest good. Buddhists believe in transmigration of souls through all phases and forms of life. Their number was estimated in 1881 at 470,000,000.

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