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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Asavas

Religion; Buddhism

The 'cankers' which obstruct spiritual achievement (e.g. Sensual longing, desire for continued separate existence, ignorance).

Anathapindika

Religion; Buddhism

A name given to Sudatta, meant one who gives to the needy. He was a wealthy merchant of Savatthi in ancient India who bought the land from Prince Jeta with as much gold as would cover the ground for ...

Anatman/anatta

Religion; Buddhism

The Buddhist notion that there is no eternal soul, unlike in Hinduism. Instead, each living person is an association of five skandas, which fly apart at death. Linguistically, "atta" is Pali for ...

Anatta

Religion; Buddhism

(Pali) Anatman (Sanskrit) No-soul non-self teaching of Buddhism.

Anittya/anicca

Religion; Buddhism

(Skt. /Pali) 'Impermanence', one of the three essential characteristics of existence, along with Anicca and Dukkha.

Anjali

Religion; Buddhism

(Pali) To join the palms in a reverential gesture of respect.

Amitabha Buddha

Religion; Buddhism

The name of the bodhisattva who established the Pure Land form of Buddhism. The power he gained from his merit as a bodhisattva enabled him to establish the Pure Land and now allows him to help ...