单词 | buddhism |
释义 | Buddhismn. A religious and philosophical system based on the teachings of Siddhārtha Gautama (see Buddha n. 1), which is underpinned by the four Noble Truths (see Noble Truth n.) and maintains that human suffering can be eradicated by achieving enlightenment.There are two major traditions of Buddhism, Theravada and Mahayana, and many forms within these traditions. ΘΚΠ society > faith > sect > non-Christian religions > Buddhism > [noun] Buddhism1800 Buddha dharma1896 Buddha dhamma1925 1800 tr. C.-F. Volney Lect. Hist. vi. 133 A worship, which is precisely the system of Buddism [Fr. Buddisme]. 1816 Asiatic Jrnl. & Monthly Reg. Jan. 19 The name and peculiarities of Buddhism have a good deal fixed my attention. 1870 F. Hall in H. H. Wilson tr. Vishṅu Puráṅa V. i. App. 376 The Hindus, with their hatred of Buddhism and everything therewith cognate. 1927 A. Huxley Proper Stud. 181 Buddhism became an entirely new religion, with a pantheon of Bodhisattvas. 1956 J. Kerouac Let. 16 Jan. in Sel. Lett. 1940–56 (1995) 541 Buddhism is a grasp at the untellable emptiness. 1975 C. O. Hucker China's Imperial Past viii. 210 Both forms of Buddhism, Mahayana and Hinayana, were brought to China by missionaries. 2008 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 1 May 12/3 The two religions of Hinduism and Buddhism coexisted in Kashmir for eight hundred years. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1800 |
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