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1. Buddhism
   Buddhism is a major world religion, it was founded in north-eastern India and is based on the teachings of Siddhartha Gautama, also known as the Buddha, or the Enlightened One.
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2. Buddhism
   [n] - the religion venerating Buddha represented by many groups especially in Asia 2. [n] - the ethical philosophy of Buddha
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3. Buddhism
   One of the great world religions, which originated in India in the 5th century BC. It derives from the teaching of the Buddha, who is regarded as one of a series of such enlightened beings. The...
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4. Buddhism
   Bud'dhism noun 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...
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5. buddhism
   The teaching ascribed to gautama buddha (ca. 483 b.c.) holding that suffering is inherent in life and that one can escape it into nirvana by mental and moral self-purification. (webster, 3d ed) ... (12 Dec 1998) ...
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6. Buddhism
   noun the 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 rebirth
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7. Buddhism
   noun a religion represented by the many groups (especially in Asia) that profess various forms of the Buddhist doctrine and that venerate Buddha
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8. Buddhism
   • (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. Bu...
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9. Buddhism
   religion and philosophy that developed from the teachings of the Buddha (Sanskrit: `awakened one`), a teacher who lived in northern India between the ... [234 related articles]
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10. Buddhism
    Buddhism (bood'izum) , religion and philosophy founded in India c.525 B.C. by Siddhartha Gautama, called the Buddha. There are over 300 million Buddhists worldwide. One of the great world religions, it is divided into two main schools: the Theravada or Hinayana in Sri Lanka and SE Asia, and the ...
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11. Buddhism
    The multifarious forms, philosophic, religious, ethical and sociological, which the teachings of Gautama Buddha (q.v.) have produced. They centre around the main doctrine of the catvari arya-satyani(q.v.), the four noble truths, the last of which enables one in eight stages to reach nirvana (q.v.): ...
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12. Buddhism
    Buddhism is the religious system founded by Buddha, one of the most prominent doctrines of which is that Nirvana, or an absolute release from existence, is the chief good. According to it pain is inseparable from existence, and consequently pain can cease only through Nirvana; and in order to attain...
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13. Buddhism
    Click images to enlargeOne of the great world religions, which originated in India in the 5th century BC. It derives from the teaching of the Buddha, who is regarded as one of a series of such enlightened beings. The chief doctrine is that all phenomena share three characteristics: they are impermanent, unsatisfactory...
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14. BUDDHISM
    Aside from Shinto, the other major religion in Japan is Buddhism. Buddhist teachings found their way to Japan in 552 AD, having traversed most of Asia from their birthplace in India. Gautama Buddha's message was that all suffering in this world is caused by desire and an attachment to the material p...
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15. Buddhism
    `Buddhism` (Pali/Sanskrit: बौद्ध धर्म Buddha Dharma) is a religion and philosophy encompassing a variety of traditions, beliefs and practices, largely based on teachings attributed to Siddhartha Gautama, commonly known as the Buddha (Pāli/Sanskr...
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