Article - Buddhism
Buddhism is a religion and philosophy based on the teachings of the Buddha, Siddhārtha Gautama, who lived in what is now Northern India ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Buddhism: Encyclopedia - Buddhism
Buddhism, a religion and philosophy from ancient India, is based on the teachings of the Buddha, Siddhārtha Gautama, of the Shakyas. Hi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Buddhism: Encyclopedia Ii - Buddhism - Buddhism And The West
Occasional intersections between Western civilization and the Buddhist world have been occurring for thousands of years. Perhaps the most...   » Read the article

Article - Buddhism: Origins Of Buddhism
Buddhism: Origins of Buddhism Legend has it that the Buddha to be, Siddhartha Gautama, was born around the 6th century BCE. His birthpla...   » Read the article

Article - Buddhism: Prayers In Buddhism
It is commonly believed that Buddhism involves long hours of meditation and is devoid of elaborative pujas (prayers) and ceremonies assoc...   » Read the article

Article - Buddhism: Introduction To Buddhism
Buddhism is a philosophy and/or religion based on the teachings of the Buddha, Siddhartha Gautama (Sanskrit; in Pali, Siddhattha Gotama),...   » Read the article

Article - Buddhism: Principles Of Buddhism
The main principles of Buddhism: The Three Jewels, The Four Noble Truths, The Noble Eightfold Path, The Five Precepts, The three marks of...   » Read the article

Article - Korean Buddhism
Korean Buddhism is distinguished from other forms of Buddhism by its attempt to resolve what it sees as inconsistencies in Chinese Mahaya...   » Read the article

Article - Buddhism: Buddhism After The Buddha
  Buddhism after the Buddha Buddhism spread slowly in India until the powerful Mauryan emperor Asoka converted to it and actively s...   » Read the article

Article - Modern Buddhism: Buddhism In The Modern World
Buddhism in the modern world An overview of Buddhism in Modern Asia and Buddhism in West.      » Read the article

Article - Buddhism: Uposatha Observance Days
Buddhism: Uposatha Observance Days Uposatha days are times of renewed dedication to Dhamma practice, observed by both lay people and mon...   » Read the article

Article - Buddhism In China
Buddhism is a very important religion in China and one of the three major schools of thought along with Confucianism and Taoism. It has a...   » Read the article

Article - Buddhism By Region
Buddhist beliefs and practices vary according to region. There are distinctions between and within the Buddhism practised in various regi...   » Read the article

Article - Buddhism: Relevance Of Buddhism In The New Century
Relevance of Buddhism In the New Century In the 20th century great changes took place as a result of experiments and developments in a b...   » Read the article

Article - Buddhism: Relations With Other Faiths
Buddhism: Relations with other faiths Some Hindus (primarily in the northern regions of India) believe that Gautama is the 9th incarnati...   » Read the article

Article - Buddhism In Brazil
Buddhism in Brazil has practitioners of various Buddhist schools, as well as a fair number of somewhat Buddhist-inspired cults and "New A...   » Read the article

Article - Buddhism In The United States
Buddhism is a religion with millions of followers in the United States, including traditionally Buddhist Asian Americans as well as non-A...   » Read the article

Article - Buddhism: History Of Buddhism
History of Buddhism The history of Buddhism is the story of one man's spiritual journey to Enlightenment, and of the teachings and ways ...   » Read the article

Article - Buddhism In Japan
The history of Buddhism in Japan can be roughly divided into three periods, namely the Nara period (up to 784), the Heian period (794-118...   » Read the article

Article - Buddhism In India
Theravada is the single remaining representative of the eighteen (or twenty) Nikaya schools of Indian Buddhism, which are sometimes ref...   » Read the article

Article - Buddhism: Introduction To Buddhism
Introduction to Buddhism. Buddhism is a spiritual tradition that focuses on personal spiritual development and the attainment of a deep ...   » Read the article

Article - Buddhism In Austria
For more background on this topic, see Culture of Austria. Buddhism is a legally recognized religion in Austria and it is followed by ...   » Read the article

Article - Buddhism And The Roman World
Several instances of interaction between Buddhism and the Roman world are documented by Classical and early Christian writers. Buddhism a...   » Read the article

Article - Schools Of Buddhism
There are many divisions and subdivisions of the schools of Buddhism. An extensive list of historical schools is given below according to...   » Read the article

Article - Kadampa Buddhism: The New Kadampa Tradition
Kadampa Buddhism: The New Kadampa Tradition The New Kadampa Tradition is one of the fastest growing Mahayana Buddhist traditions in the ...   » Read the article

Article - Buddhism In Canada
There is a small, growing Buddhist community in Canada. As of the 2001 census, roughly 300,000 Canadians identified their religion as Bud...   » Read the article

Article - Buddhism: Day Of Buddha’s Enlightenment  
Twenty-five years ago, in the light of a full moon, I sat facing the lying Buddha in Polonnaruwa in central Sri Lanka. It was Buddha P...   » Read the article

Article - Buddhism: History Of Buddhism
The history of Buddhism spans from the 6th century BCE to the present, starting with the birth of the Buddha Siddharta Gautama. This make...   » Read the article

Article - Buddhism In Thailand
Buddhism in Thailand is largely of the Theravada school. As much as 94% of Thailand's population is Buddhist of the Theravada school, tho...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Greco-buddhism: Encyclopedia - Greco-buddhism
Greco-Buddhism, sometimes spelled Græco-Buddhism, is the cultural syncretism between the culture of Classical Greece and Buddhism, which...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Buddhism: Encyclopedia - History Of Buddhism
The history of Buddhism spans from the 6th century BCE to the present, starting with the birth of the Buddha Siddharta Gautama. This make...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Thien Buddhism: Encyclopedia - Thien Buddhism
Thiền Buddhism (禪宗 Thiền Tông) is the Vietnamese name for the school of Chan Buddhism, which in turn is most familiarly known to...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Korean Buddhism: Encyclopedia - Korean Buddhism
Korean Buddhism is distinguished from other forms of Buddhism by its attempt to resolve what it sees as inconsistencies in Chinese Mahaya...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Western Buddhism: Encyclopedia - Western Buddhism
Western Buddhism is the practice of Buddhism in Europe and the Americas, especially in the United States. For the most part, Western Budd...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Buddhism In China: Encyclopedia - Buddhism In China
Buddhism is a very important religion in China and one of the three major schools of thought along with Confucianism and Taoism. It has a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Buddhism By Region: Encyclopedia - Buddhism By Region
Buddhist beliefs and practices vary according to region. There are distinctions between and within the Buddhism practised in various regi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Buddhism In The United States: Encyclopedia - Buddhism In The United States
Buddhism is a religion with millions of followers in the United States, including traditionally Buddhist Asian Americans as well as non-A...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Buddhism In Vietnam: Encyclopedia - Buddhism In Vietnam
Buddhism in Vietnam is Buddhism that had been localized to Vietnam from India and later from China. Vietnamese Buddhism has many characte...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Burmese Buddhism: Encyclopedia - Burmese Buddhism
Burmese Buddhism is largely of the Theravada sect, with the exception of mostly Burmese-Chinese adherents, who typically practice Mahayan...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nichiren Buddhism: Encyclopedia - Nichiren Buddhism
Nichiren Buddhism (日蓮系諸宗派: Nichiren-kei sho shūha) is a branch of Buddhism based on the teachings of the 13th century Japane...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Buddhism In India: Encyclopedia - Buddhism In India
Buddhism in India - Nikaya. Theravada is the single remaining representative of the eighteen (or twenty) Nikaya schools of Indian Budd...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hinayana Buddhism: Encyclopedia - Hinayana Buddhism
Hinayana Buddhism is an expression that may refer to Theravada Buddhism (mainly because it is the only surviving Buddhist school that doe...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Buddhism In Brazil: Encyclopedia - Buddhism In Brazil
Buddhism in Brazil has practitioners of various Buddhist schools, as well as a fair number of somewhat Buddhist-inspired cults and "New A...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tibetan Buddhism: Encyclopedia - Tibetan Buddhism
Tibetan Buddhism — formerly also called Lamaism, after their religious gurus known as lamas — is the body of religious Buddhist doctr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Buddhism In Japan: Encyclopedia - Buddhism In Japan
The history of Buddhism in Japan can be roughly divided into three periods, namely the Nara period (up to 784), the Heian period (794-118...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Buddhism And The Roman World: Encyclopedia - Buddhism And The Roman World
Several instances of interaction between Buddhism and the Roman world are documented by Classical and early Christian writers. Buddhism a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Faith In Buddhism: Encyclopedia - Faith In Buddhism
Faith (saddha/ sraddha) is an important constituent element of the teachings of the Buddha - both in the Theravada tradition as in the Ma...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dana Buddhism: Encyclopedia - Dana Buddhism
Dana is a Sanskrit and Pali word meaning generosity or giving. In Buddhism, it also refers to the practice of cultivating generosity. Ult...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Neo-buddhism: Encyclopedia - Neo-buddhism
Neo-Buddhism is a modern Buddhist revivalist movement in India. As a popular movement, Neo-Buddhism began on October 14, 1956 when B. R. ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Buddhism: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Buddhism - Expansion Of Buddhism To The West
After the Classical encounters between Buddhism and the West recorded in Greco-Buddhist art, information and legends about Buddhism seem ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Shambhala Buddhism: Encyclopedia - Shambhala Buddhism
The term Shambhala Buddhism has come into use as an umbrella term referring to the teachings of Karma Kagyu and Nyingma lineages of Tibet...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Won Buddhism: Encyclopedia - Won Buddhism
Won Buddhism, often written Wonbuddhism, is a modern religious movement based in South Korea. The Korean word, based on a Chinese charact...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Engaged Buddhism: Encyclopedia - Engaged Buddhism
Engaged Buddhism is a term originally coined by Vietnamese Zen Buddhist teacher Thich Nhat Hanh. During the Vietnam War, he and his sangh...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Shingon Buddhism: Encyclopedia - Shingon Buddhism
Shingon (真言) is a major school of Japanese Buddhism, and one of two major sub-schools of Vajrayana Buddhism, the other being Tibetan ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - God In Buddhism: Encyclopedia - God In Buddhism
Buddhism is generally regarded as a non-theistic religion. Although it does teach the existence of “gods” (devas), these are merely h...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Greco-buddhism: Encyclopedia Ii - Greco-buddhism - Greco-buddhism And The West
In the direction of the West, the Greco-Buddhist syncretism may also have had some formative influence on the religions of the Mediterran...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Buddhism: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Buddhism - Early Buddhism
Before the royal sponsorship of Ashoka in the 3rd century BCE, Buddhism seems to have remained a relatively minor phenomenon, and the his...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Greco-buddhism: Encyclopedia Ii - Greco-buddhism - Greco-buddhism And The Rise Of The Mahayana
The geographical, cultural and historical context of the rise of Mahayana Buddhism during the 1st century BCE in northwestern India, all ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Buddhism In Singapore: Encyclopedia Ii - Buddhism In Singapore - Buddhism In Modern Singapore
However, in recent years, due to the increasing publication of Buddhist books, the appearance of internet sites in English, the availabil...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Buddhism In The United States: Encyclopedia Ii - Buddhism In The United States - Trends In American Buddhism
Buddhism in the United States - Engaged Buddhism. An important trend that has developed in Buddhism in the West is socially engaged Bud...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Greco-buddhism: Encyclopedia Ii - Greco-buddhism - Religious Interactions
The length of the Greek presence in Central Asia and northern India provided opportunities for interaction, not only on the artistic, but...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Greco-buddhism: Encyclopedia Ii - Greco-buddhism - Artistic Influences
Main article: Greco-Buddhist art Numerous works of Greco-Buddhist art display the intermixing of Greek and Buddhist influences, around su...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Buddhism And The Roman World: Encyclopedia Ii - Buddhism And The Roman World - Western Knowledge Of Buddhism
Some knowledge of Buddhism existed quite early in the West. In the 2nd century CE, Clement of Alexandria, the father of Christian dogmati...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Greco-buddhism: Encyclopedia Ii - Greco-buddhism - Historical Outline
The interaction between Hellenistic Greece and Buddhism started when Alexander the Great conquered Asia Minor and Central Asia in 334 BCE...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Buddhism In Vietnam: Encyclopedia Ii - Buddhism In Vietnam - Characteristics Of Vietnamese Buddhism
Buddhism in Vietnam - Syncretism. Buddhism in Vietnam - Ying-yang harmony. Buddhism in Vietnam - Flexibility. ... See also:Bud...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Buddhism In Vietnam: Encyclopedia Ii - Buddhism In Vietnam - Characteristics Of Vietnamese Buddhism
Buddhism in Vietnam - Syncretism. Buddhism in Vietnam - Yin-yang harmony. Buddhism in Vietnam - Flexibility. ... See also:Budd...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Buddhism In Bangladesh: Encyclopedia Ii - Buddhism In Bangladesh - History
Bangladesh (historical Bengal) has a unique place in the history of Buddhism, mainly for two reasons. Firstly, Bengal was the last strong...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Buddhism In China: Encyclopedia Ii - Buddhism In China - History Of Buddhism In China
Buddhism in China - Arrival along the Silk Road. The arrival of Buddhism in China followed the first contacts between China and Central...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Greco-buddhism: Encyclopedia Ii - Greco-buddhism - Intellectual Influences In Asia
Through art and religion, the influence of Greco-Buddhism on the cultural make-up of East Asian countries, especially China, Korea and Ja...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Buddhism: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Buddhism - Life Of The Buddha
Main article: Gautama Buddha According to the Buddhist tradition, the historical Buddha Siddharta Gautama was born to the Shakya clan tha...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Buddhism In The United States: Encyclopedia Ii - Buddhism In The United States - Modern American Buddhism
Some scholars, such as Charles Prebish, have suggested that the social phenomenon of Buddhism in America can be seen to be comprised of t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Buddhism And The Roman World: Encyclopedia Ii - Buddhism And The Roman World - Buddhism And Gnosticism
Early 3rd century–4th century Christian writers such as Hippolytus and Epiphanius write about a Scythianus, who visited India around 50...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Korean Buddhism: Encyclopedia Ii - Korean Buddhism - Buddhism In The Three Kingdoms
When Buddhism was introduced to Korea in the 4th century CE, the Korean peninsula was politically subdivided into three kingdoms: Gogurye...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Buddhism: A Spiritual Dictionary On Buddhism
Buddhism: Religion which holds that life is full of suffering caused by desire and that the way to end suffering is to end the birth-...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Buddhism: Eastern Philosophy Dictionary On Buddhism
Buddhism: Religion founded in India by Gautama Siddhartha (563-483 BCE) which stresses the four noble truths; Buddhism's main two main...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Buddhism: Sanskrit Hinduism Dictionary Ii On Buddhism
buddhism: non-orthodox form of vedic / aryan teaching founded by the buddha or enlightened one   (See also: buddhism , Hindui...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Buddhism: Hindu Sanskrit Dictionary Ii On Buddhism
Buddhism: non-orthodox form of Vedic\Aryan teaching founded by the Buddha or enlightened one   (See also: Buddhism , Hinduism,...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Buddhism: New Age Spiritual Dictionary On Buddhism
Buddhism A religion of Asia holding the belief that by the right living and the right thinking one can reach Nirvana   (See al...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Buddhism: Social Studies Dictionary - Buddhism
Definition and meaning of Buddhism   Buddhism - [World History] Buddhism evolved from Hinduism in northern India and Nepal and...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Buddhism: Social Studies Dictionary - Buddhism
Definition and meaning of Buddhism   Buddhism - [World History] Buddhism evolved from Hinduism in northern India and Nepal and...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Buddhism: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Buddhism
Buddhism {}   (See also: Buddhism , Mysticism, Mysticism Dictionary, Occultism, Occultism Dictionary)      » Read the article

Dictionary - Buddhism: Health And Healing Dictionary On Buddhism
Buddhism: World religion based on the spiritual teachings of Siddhartha Gautama Buddha. There are a number of versions or sects of Bud...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Buddhism: Magickal Traditions Dictionary On Buddhism
BUDDHISM: The religion based on the doctrine of Gautama Buddha that asserts suffering is inseparable from existence and that enlighten...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Buddhism: Hindu - Hinduism Dictionary On Buddhism
Buddhism: The religion based on the teachings of Siddhartha Gautama, known as the Buddha (ca 624544 bce). He refuted the idea of man's...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Buddhism: New Age Spirituality Dictionary On Buddhism
Buddhism World religion based on the spiritual teachings of Siddhartha Gautama Buddha. There are a number of versions or sects of Budd...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Buddhism: Pagan Paganism Dictionary Ii On Buddhism
Buddhism A variety of religions founded by a man named Gautama Siddhartha, the Buddha (“Enlightened One”). An outgrowth o...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Buddhism: Sanskrit Hinduism Dictionary Iii On Buddhism
Buddhism: Buddhism. Religion founded by Buddha, which holds that life is full of suffering caused by desire and that the way to end...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Buddhism: Theosophy Occultism Mysticism Dictionary On Buddhism
A Theosophical definition of Buddhism :   Buddhism The teachings of Gautama the Buddha. Buddhism today is divided into two bran...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Buddhism: Mysticism Magick Dictionary On Buddhism
BUDDHISM Since we waste our youth suffering from boundless ignorance and unfulfilled desire and since age is mostly a time of physical...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Buddhism: Spiritual Theosophical Dictionary On Buddhism
Buddhism. Buddhism is now split into two distinct Churches: the Southern and the Northern Church.   The former is said to be the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Buddhism: Encyclopedia Ii - Buddhism - Principles Of Buddhism
Buddhism - The Three Marks of Existence. According to the Buddhist tradition, all phenomena (dharmas) are marked by three characteristi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Buddhism: Encyclopedia Ii - Buddhism - Practices Of Buddhism
Buddhism - Refuge in The Three Jewels. Main Article: Refuge (Buddhism) Buddhists seek refuge in the "Three Jewels" of Buddhism as the f...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Buddhism: Encyclopedia Ii - Buddhism - Buddhism In The Modern World
Estimates of the number of Buddhists vary between 230 and 500 million, with 350 million as the most commonly cited figure. [5] In norther...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Buddhism: Encyclopedia Ii - Buddhism - Buddhism After The Buddha
Buddhism spread slowly in India until the powerful Mauryan emperor Ashoka converted to it and actively supported it. His promotion led to...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Buddhism: Encyclopedia Ii - Buddhism - Scriptures
The Buddhist canon of scripture is known in Sanskrit as the Tripitaka and in Pāli as the Tipitaka. These terms literally mean "three bas...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Buddhism: Encyclopedia Ii - Buddhism - Origins
As with any history so old, there are many different stories of how the Buddha came to be, Siddhārtha Gautama (Sanskrit सिद्ध�...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Buddhism: Encyclopedia Ii - Buddhism - Headline Text
Buddhism, a religion and philosophy from ancient India, is based on the teachings of the Buddha, Siddhārtha Gautama, of the Shakyas. His...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Buddhism: Encyclopedia Ii - Buddhism - What Is A Buddha?
The term "Buddha" is a word in ancient Indian languages including Pāli and Sanskrit which means "one who has awakened". It is derived fr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Buddhism: Encyclopedia Ii - Buddhism - Relations With Other Eastern Faiths
Some Hindus (primarily in the northern regions of India) believe that Gautama is the 9th incarnation (see avatar) of Vishnu; there are ac...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Buddhism: Encyclopedia Ii - Buddhism - Buddhist Religious Philosophy And Branches
Buddhism has evolved into myriad schools that can be roughly grouped into three types: Nikaya, Mahayana, and Vajrayana. Of the Nikaya sch...   » Read the article