Buddhism

Buddhism

Buddhism is a religion indigenous to the Indian subcontinent that encompasses a variety of traditions, beliefs and practices largely based on teachings attributed to Siddhartha Gautama, who is commonly known as the Buddha.

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Buddhism

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 extinguishing of a fire, it ...