Buddhism is a religion which teaches that the way to end suffering is by overcoming your desires.
Buddhism in British English
(ˈbʊdɪzəm)
noun
a religious teaching propagated by the Buddha and his followers, which declares that by destroying greed, hatred, and delusion, which are the causes of all suffering, people can attain perfect enlightenment
nirvana
Derived forms
Buddhist (ˈBuddhist)
noun, adjective
Buddhism in American English
(ˈbuˌdɪzəm; ˈbʊdˌɪzəm)
noun
a religion and philosophic system of central and eastern Asia, founded in India in the 6th cent. b.c. by Buddha: it teaches that right thinking and self-denial will enable the soul to reach Nirvana, a divine state of release from misdirected desire
Derived forms
Buddhist (ˈBuddhist)
noun, adjective
Buddhistic (ˌBudˈdhistic)
adjective
Examples of 'Buddhism' in a sentence
Buddhism
Well, a lot of these people who get into Tao or Zen or Buddhism aren't the real deal, are they?
Scarlett Thomas GOING OUT (2002)
Bridge and Buddhism continue to be her only interests in life, though even these are not so much interests as modes of impartiality.
Alex Shakar THE SAVAGE GIRL (2002)
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Buddhism
British English: Buddhism /ˈbʊdɪzəm/ NOUN
Buddhism is a religion which teaches that the way to end suffering is by overcoming your desires.
The Cardinal invited representatives of Judaism, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism and Sikhism to pray with him.