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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bonze

Religion; Buddhism

Monk of the Mahayana school, active in China and Japan. Original meaning is the chief monk in a Buddhist monastery, now used for any monk.

bo-tree

Religion; Buddhism

Sacred fig tree (Ficus religiosa), under which the Buddha attained enlightenment.

bodhisattva

Religion; Buddhism

In Mahayana Buddhism, a person who has achieved enlightenment, but has who has chosen to remain in this world to help those who are suffering, instead of going on to nirvana. This ...

bodhisatta

Religion; Buddhism

A being (striving) for Awakening; a term used to describe the Buddha before he actually became Buddha, from his first aspiration to Buddhahood until the time of his full ...

bhikshuni

Religion; Buddhism

Sanskrit term for a Buddhist nun.

blue Cliff Record

Religion; Buddhism

This collection of 100 koans with appreciatory verses and commentaries is a key text in the Rinzai school. It was studied by Dogen Zenji, who carried a handwritten copy back to ...