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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Ti-ratana

Religion; Buddhism

(Pali) 'Three Jewels' or Three Gems, which by all Buddhist are revered as the most venerable things, they are: the Buddha, the Dharma and the Sangha.

Thunderbolt

Religion; Buddhism

The English word often used to translate the Sanskrit word "vajra" (Tibetan, "dorje"), which is key symbol for Vajrayana Buddhism. It means literally "Diamond Thunderbolt. " It symbolises the ...

T'ien t'ai

Religion; Buddhism

(Japanese: Tendai ) One of the schools of Chinese Buddhism.

Tipitaka

Religion; Buddhism

Tripitaka in Sanskrit, Tipitaka in Pali. The three main sacred scriptures of Buddhism. A "pitaka" is a basket and so the term refers to the "three baskets. " The first basket is the teachings of the ...