Religion

Religion

Refers to any set of beliefs of any community or nation, concerning the cause, nature, and purpose of life and the universe, especially when considered as the creation of a supernatural or divine agency.

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nirodha

Religion; Buddhism

The end to ignorance, which causes suffering; the Third Noble Truth taught by the Buddha.

Nichiren

Religion; Buddhism

Japanese Buddhist sect, traced from Nichiren Shonin, 1222-1282.

Nidana

Religion; Buddhism

(Pali) The Twelve Nidanas are spokes on the Wheel of Becoming, links in the 'Chain of Causation' or Paticcasamuppada.

nen

Religion; Buddhism

(Japanese) Thought; one thought frame.

nibbana/nirvana

Religion; Buddhism

(Pali/ Sanskrit) Literally, the "unbinding" of the mind from passion, aversion, and delusion, and from the entire round of death and rebirth. This term also denotes the ...