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buddhism

UK/ˈbʊ.dɪ.zəm/US/ˈbu.dɪ.zəm/
nounB1+Occasional — familiar, but not everyday · #9,732 of 15,258mostly written

Buddhism is the religion founded on the teaching of the Buddha. Convert to Buddhism.

It has no creator god, which is why some people describe it as a philosophy instead. Buddhism spread across Asia without any conquest, which is unusual among large religions.

Dirk Beyer · CC BY-SA 3.0

Definitions of buddhism

  1. 1nounbuddhismThe religion founded on the teaching of the Buddha.B1+

    “He came to Buddhism at fifty after a long time reading about it.”

buddhism is a religion.

Where it comes from

Buddhism comes from Buddha + -ism.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA

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