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Buddhism

  • /ˈbʊ.dɪ.zəm/ UK
  • /ˈbu.dɪ.zəm/ US
  • /ˈbʉ.dɪ.zəm/ Northern Ireland, Scotland

noun Buddhisms · Bhuddism · Bouddhism · Boodhism

  1. uncountable, usually The religion or philosophy derived from the teachings of Gautama Buddha.

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Closest in meaning: hinduism, buddha, religious, fat, buddhists, zen, chan, mahayana, theravada, buddhadharma, dharma, shingon, rinzai, yogachara, soto, vajrayana

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noun religion and philosophy

Españolbudismo
한국어불교 bulgyo
日本語仏教 bukkyō
中文佛教 fójiào
हिन्दीबौद्ध धर्म bauddh dharm
KiswahiliUbudha
Portuguêsbudismo
Françaisbouddhisme
DeutschBuddhismus
Italianobuddismo
Ελληνικάβουδισμός voudismós
Românăbudism
Русскийбудди́зм buddízm
Tiếng ViệtPhật giáo, đạo Phật, đạo Giáo ngộ
العربيةبُوذِيَّة būḏiyya, سَمَنِيَّة samaniyya, شُمَنِيَّة šumaniyya
עבריתבּוּדְהִיזְם budhizm

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@misc{buddhism_2026,
  title = {Buddhism},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/buddhism},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}