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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Buddha hall

Religion; Buddhism

Traditionally, the room or building in a Zen Buddhist monastery in which services are held.

Dhamma

Religion; Buddhism

The Universal Truth. The Teachings and the inner practise of the Teachings of Buddha; Essential quality and factual reality.

Dhammapada

Religion; Buddhism

(Dhammapada in Pali, Dharmapada in Sanskrit). A sutra consisting of two sections and 39 chapters, with 423 short verses of the Buddha, teachings given at various times and places. It is regarded as ...

Dana

Religion; Buddhism

(Sanskrit and Pali) Giving assistance physically, mentally or verbally. Gift, Offering or Donation.

Dalai Lama

Religion; Buddhism

Head of Tibetan Sangha and the former ruler of Tibet. The bodhisattva who is the reincarnation of Avalokiteshvara, a. K. A. Chenrezig, the bodhisattva of Compassion. He is a single being who has been ...

Cyclic existence

Religion; Buddhism

The cycle of death and rebirth, fraught with suffering and dissatisfaction, that arises from ignorance of the true nature of reality.

Contemplation

Religion; Buddhism

Abstract contemplation. There are four levels through which the mind frees itself from all subjects and objective hindrances and reaches a state of absolute indifference and annihilation of thought, ...