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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Subhadra

Religion; Buddhism

Subhadra in Sanskrit, Subhadda in Pali. A Brahman of age 120, who became Shakyamuni's disciple shortly before Shakyamuni's death and is therefore known as the last disciple.

Stupa

Religion; Buddhism

A shrine in which relics of the Buddha are kept. The centre is a raised temple which is usually surrounded by a series of terraces. Originally, a tumulus or burial mound enshrining relics of a holy ...

States of existence

Religion; Buddhism

There are six states of existence (gati). The highest three are the gods, the asuras, and human beings; they result from good karma. The lowest three are animals, hungry ghosts, and demons ...

Sravaka

Religion; Buddhism

Hearer; a disciple not yet capable of independent progress.

Srotapanna

Religion; Buddhism

A Sanskrit word which means one who has entered the flow, Sotapanna in Pali. He opposes the flow of common people's six dusts and enters the flow of the Sage's Dharma-nature. It comes when the ...