BUDDHISM as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • the teaching of Buddha that life is permeated with suffering caused by desire, that suffering ceases when desire ceases, and that enlightenment obtained through right conduct and wisdom and meditation releases one from desire and suffering and rebirth
   Hypernyms(s) Buddhism is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • religion (what does religion mean?)
   • faith (what does faith mean?)
   • religious belief (what does religious belief mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • Mahayana (what does Mahayana mean?)
   • Mahayana Buddhism (what does Mahayana Buddhism mean?)
   • Theravada (what does Theravada mean?)
   • Theravada Buddhism (what does Theravada Buddhism mean?)
   • Lamaism (what does Lamaism mean?)
   • Tibetan Buddhism (what does Tibetan Buddhism mean?)
   • Zen (what does Zen mean?)
   • Zen Buddhism (what does Zen Buddhism mean?)
   • Shingon (what does Shingon mean?)
   • Tantra (what does Tantra mean?)
   • Tantrism (what does Tantrism mean?)
2. Meaning
   • a religion represented by the many groups (especially in Asia) that profess various forms of the Buddhist doctrine and that venerate Buddha
   Hypernyms(s) Buddhism is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • religion (what does religion mean?)
   • faith (what does faith mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • Zen (what does Zen mean?)
   • Zen Buddhism (what does Zen Buddhism mean?)
   • Mahayana (what does Mahayana mean?)
   • Hinayana (what does Hinayana mean?)
   • Tantrism (what does Tantrism mean?)