Buddha: alternatives and connections

the denial and rejection of a doctrine or belief; "abnegation of the Holy Trinity"

The announcement of the incarnation, made by the angel Gabriel to the Virgin Mary.

The ethical theory which excludes all relations between virtue and happiness; the science of virtue; -- contrasted with eudemonics.

In the idea, character, or condition of, -- limiting the view to certain attributes or relations; as, virtue considered as virtue; thi…

In the early church, one who devoted himself to a solitary and contemplative life, characterized by devotion, extreme self-denial, and…

The descent of a deity to earth, and his incarnation as a man or an animal; -- chiefly associated with the incarnations of Vishnu.

The sacred books of the Buddhists in Burmah.

In a superior or more excellent manner; with more skill and wisdom, courage, virtue, advantage, or success; as, Henry writes better th…

The peepul tree; esp., the very ancient tree standing at Anurajahpoora in Ceylon, grown from a slip of the tree under which Gautama is…

The religion based upon the doctrine originally taught by the Hindoo sage Gautama Siddartha, surnamed Buddha, "the awakened or enlight…

Of or pertaining to Buddha, Buddhism, or the Buddhists.

A proposition which arises from interchanging the terms of another, as by putting the predicate for the subject, and the subject for t…

Fault; offense; ill deed; wrong act; failure in virtue or wisdom.

To make a god of; to exalt to the rank of a deity; to enroll among the deities; to apotheosize; as, Julius Caesar was deified.

Deified.

Progress downward, as in station, virtue, as in station, virtue, and the like, from a higher to a lower state, from a higher to a lowe…

Devoted to religion or to religious feelings and duties; absorbed in religious exercises; given to devotion; pious; reverent; religiou…

The practice of too frequently using the word I; hence, a speaking or writing overmuch of one's self; self-exaltation; self-praise; th…