Main Entry:

Bud·dhism

Pronunciation:

\ˈbü-ˌdi-zəm, ˈbu̇-\

Function:

noun

Date:

1801

: a religion of eastern and central Asia growing out of the teaching of Gautama Buddha that suffering is inherent in life and that one can be liberated from it by mental and moral self-purification

— Bud·dhist \ˈbü-dist, ˈbu̇-\ noun or adjective

— Bud·dhis·tic \bü-ˈdis-tik, bu̇-\ adjective