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Definition of Buddhism

the teaching of Buddha that life is permeated with suffering caused by desire, that suffering ceases when desire ceases, and that enlightenment obtained through right conduct and wisdom and meditation releases one from desire and suffering and rebirth
a religion represented by the many groups (especially in Asia) that profess various forms of the Buddhist doctrine and that venerate Buddha

Hyponyms: Mahayana, Mahayana Buddhism, Theravada, Theravada Buddhism, Lamaism, Tibetan Buddhism, Zen, Zen Buddhism, Shingon, Tantra, Tantrism, Hinayana

Language Translations:
Chinese: 佛教		Croatian: budizam
Czech: buddhismus		Dutch: boeddhisme
Finnish: budhalaisuus		French: bouddhisme
German: Buddhismus		Greek: βουδισμός
Hebrew: בודהיזם		Hindi: बौद्ध धर्म
Japanese: 仏教		Korean: 불교
Polish: buddyzm		Romanian: budism
Russian: будизм		Slovak: budhizmus
Slovene: budizem		Swedish: buddhism
Vietnamese: phật giáo

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