Buddhism

Buddhism

Buddhism is a religion indigenous to the Indian subcontinent that encompasses a variety of traditions, beliefs and practices largely based on teachings attributed to Siddhartha Gautama, who is commonly known as the Buddha.

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Vinnana

Religion; Buddhism

(Pali) Consciousness; the faculty by which one cognizes the phenomenal world.

Vinaya

Religion; Buddhism

(Pali) The monastic discipline, whose rules and traditions comprise six volumes in printed text.

Vimalakirti

Religion; Buddhism

A lay contemporary of the Buddha, whose spiritual attainment is highly regarded. He exemplifies the Mahayana model of fully realised nonmonastic practice. The Vimalakirti Sutra contains his ...

Tsong Khapa, Lama

Religion; Buddhism

(1357-1417) Founder of the Geluk tradition of Tibetan Buddhism, and revitalizer of many sutra and tantra lineages and the monastic tradition in Tibet.