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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Pure Land Buddhism

Religion; Buddhism

The form of Buddhism focuses on the Buddha Amitabha and the "Pure Land" he created. Appearing in China in the fourth century c. E. And later in Japan, Korea and other nations, this form of Buddhism ...

Pure Land

Religion; Buddhism

Generally refers to the Paradise of the West, presided over by Amitabha. Also known as the Land of Ultimate Bliss. Other Buddhas have their own Pure Lands, all of which are the adornment of merits ...

Prapti

Religion; Buddhism

A force maintaining the living equilibrium of the factors composing a personality.

Prayer wheel

Religion; Buddhism

(Tibetan) Wheel or cylinder with written prayers on or in it.

Preta

Religion; Buddhism

(Sanskrit) Hungry spirit, a non-human being who experiences intense suffering from one of the six states of existence such as hunger, thirst, heat and cold.

Puja

Religion; Buddhism

(Sanskrit) A gesture of worship or respect a buddha or a bodhisattva, usually that of raising the hands, palms together, the height of the hands indicating the degree of reverence.

Samana

Religion; Buddhism

(Pali) Sramana in Sanskrit. Contemplative. Literally, a person who abandons the conventional obligations of social life in order to find a way of life more "in tune" (sama) with the ways of nature.