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Buddhism
The religion based upon the doctrine originally taught by the Hindoo sage Gautama Siddartha, surnamed Buddha, "the awakened or enlightened," in the sixth century b. c., and adopted as a religion by the greater part of the inhabitants of Central and Eastern Asia and the Indian Islands. Buddha's teaching is believed to have been atheistic; yet it was characterized by elevated humanity and morality. It presents release from existence (a beatific enfranchisement, Nirvana) as the
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Belief; the assent of the mind to the truth of what is declared by another, resting solely and implicitly on his authority and veracity; reliance on…
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The outward act or form by which men indicate their recognition of the existence of a god or of gods having power over their destiny, to whom obedien…
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A modified form of Buddhism which prevails in Thibet, Mongolia, and some adjacent parts of Asia; -- so called from the name of its priests. See 2d La…
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One who accepts the teachings of Buddhism.
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One who accepts the teachings of Buddhism.
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Same as Buddhist, a.
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Same as Buddhist, a.
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One who accepts the teachings of Buddhism.
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