Buddhism
noun
Bud·dhism
ˈbü-ˌdi-zəm 
ˈbu̇-
ˈbu̇-
: a religion of eastern and central Asia growing out of the teaching of Siddhārtha Gautama that suffering is inherent in life and that one can be liberated from it by cultivating wisdom, virtue, and concentration
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Tibetan Buddhism must be guided to adapt to China’s socialist system, Xi said.
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Shintoism is an Indigenous animist belief system that predates Buddhism’s arrival in Japan, and Shinto sites of worship now exist comfortably alongside Buddhist temples.
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Stewart Home
august 22, Literary Hub, 22 Aug. 2025
The room uses technology to transform into sacred spaces representing the world’s five largest faith traditions: Christianity, Judaism, Islam, Hinduism and Buddhism.
—Hanna Kang, Oc Register, 21 Aug. 2025
Tibetan Buddhism must be guided to adapt to China’s socialist system, Xi said.
—Reuters, NBC news, 20 Aug. 2025
Shintoism is an Indigenous animist belief system that predates Buddhism’s arrival in Japan, and Shinto sites of worship now exist comfortably alongside Buddhist temples.
—Lauren Groff, The Atlantic, 20 Aug. 2025
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Buddhism
noun
Bud·dhism
ˈbü-ˌdiz-əm
ˈbu̇d-ˌiz-
ˈbu̇d-ˌiz-
: a religion of eastern and central Asia growing out of the teaching of Gautama Buddha
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