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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Arahat

Religion; Buddhism

(Pali) Perfect disciple; those who completed the discipline necessary to achieve liberation.

bodhisattwa

Religion; Buddhism

Members of the early schools and Therevada generally understand this as the historical Buddha Shakyamuni in his previous lives. For members of the Mahayana schools, this can mean anyone who has ...

Shurangama Sutra

Religion; Buddhism

Buddhist sutra particularly popular in the Chan school of Chinese Buddhism, having been brought from India to China in the 7th Century. The sutra emphasises the importance of attention (samadhi) over ...

Kusala vipakaya

Religion; Buddhism

Result of wholesome deeds; good result of wholesome actions,happiness that results from wholesome deeds.

Daibutsu

Religion; Buddhism

A Japanese statue of Buddha, the finest example in Japan being the bronze figure cast in 1252 at Kamakura ,11.5m/37 ft high.

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Religion; Buddhism

The word is used, in a technical sense, in the Hindu religion to denote the descent upon earth of a portion of the essence of a god, which then assumes some coarser material form, be it animal, ...

Brahminism

Religion; Buddhism

By Brahminism is meant the complex religion and social system which grew out of the polytheistic nature-worship of the ancient Aryan conquerors of northern India, and came, with the spread of their ...