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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Rajagaha

Religion; Buddhism

Rajagaha in Pali, Rajagrha in Sanskrit. The capital of the ancient kingdom of Magadha in India, which was the centres of culture at the time of Shakyamuni. The first monastery called the Bamboo Grove ...

Rain retreat

Religion; Buddhism

In the earliest centuries of Buddhism, monks were itinerant, wandering for nine months of the year. When the monsoons began, in July, they gathered together for teaching, instruction, meditation and ...

Raga

Religion; Buddhism

(Pali) Greed; passion; uncontrolled lust of any kind.

Rahula

Religion; Buddhism

He was one of the Ten Great Disciples of Shakyamuni. He was the first in esoteric practises and in desire for instruction in the Law. He was also the son of Shakyamuni Buddha.

Patimokkha

Religion; Buddhism

Basic code of monastic discipline, composed of 227 rules for monks and 310 for nuns.

Pansil

Religion; Buddhism

(Pali) A shortened form of Pancha Sila, the Five Precepts. Training to abstain from the principal forms of immorality.

Pali

Religion; Buddhism

A Middle Indo-Aryan language of the Indian subcontinent. It is best known as the language of many of the earliest extant Buddhist scriptures. The canon of texts preserved by the Theravada school and, ...