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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Prajna

Religion; Buddhism

(Sanskrit) Panna in Pail. This term means pure and intuitive wisdom, one of the aspects under which the goal of Buddhism is known, often personified as feminine. It is the supreme wisdom considered ...

Pitaka

Religion; Buddhism

(Pali) Lit: 'basket'. The three Pitakas are the main divisions of the Pali Canon, the Sutta Pitaka or Sermons, the Vinaya Pitaka or Rules of the Order (Sangha), and the Abhidhamma Pitaka.

Peepul tree

Religion; Buddhism

Sacred fig tree (Ficus religiosa), under which the Buddha attained enlightenment.

Parinirvana

Religion; Buddhism

Beyond Nirvana, the state into which one who has attained Nirvana passes at death.

Parivarta

Religion; Buddhism

(Sanskrit) The Mahayana doctrine of 'turning over' acquired merit for the benefit of others.

Rebirth

Religion; Buddhism

The corollary of karma. The doctrine that each individual is born into the world again and again to inherit the effects of his deeds, or rather, that by action in this life the individual creates a ...