Buddhism
/ˈbʊ.dɪ.zəm/US/ˈbu.dɪ.zəm/
Buddhism noun: the religion or philosophy derived from the teachings of Gautama Buddha.
Noun
Buddhism (usually uncountable, plural Buddhisms)
- The religion or philosophy derived from the teachings of Gautama Buddha.
Buddhism meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
Buddhism in Hindi
- religion and philosophy
- बौद्ध धर्म bauddh dharm
Buddhism in Tamil
- religion and philosophy
- பௌத்தம் pauttam, புத்தம் puttam
Buddhism in Marathi
- religion and philosophy
- बौद्ध धर्म bauddha dharma
Buddhism in Urdu
- religion and philosophy
- بدھ مت buddh mat
More languagesFewer languages
- Buddhism in Bengali
- বৌদ্ধ ধর্ম bōuddho dhormo
- Buddhism in Telugu
- బౌద్ధము bauddhamu
- Buddhism in Malayalam
- ബുദ്ധമതം buddhamataṁ
- Buddhism in Kannada
- ಬೌದ್ಧ ಧರ್ಮ bauddha dharma
- Buddhism in Punjabi
- ਬੁੱਧ ਧਰਮ buddha dharam
- Buddhism in Gujarati
- બૌદ્ધ ધર્મ bauddh dharma
- Buddhism in Odia
- ବୌଦ୍ଧ ଧର୍ମ bauddha dharma
- Buddhism in Sanskrit
- बौद्धधर्म bauddhadharma
- Buddhism in Sinhala
- බුද්ධාගම buddhāgama
- Buddhism in Assamese
- বৌদ্ধ ধৰ্ম bouddho dhormo
- Buddhism in Pashto
- بودايي دین budāyī dīn, بوديزم budizm
- Buddhism in Tagalog
- budismo
- Buddhism in Arabic
- بُوذِيَّة būḏiyya, سَمَنِيَّة samaniyya, شُمَنِيَّة šumaniyya
- Buddhism in Malay
- agama Buddha
- Buddhism in Indonesian
- agama Buddha
- Buddhism in Persian
- مذهب بودا mazhab-e budâ, آیین بودا âyin-e budâ, آیین بودایی âyin-e budâyi, بودیسم budism
- Buddhism in Thai
- ศาสนาพุทธ sàat-sà-nǎa pút
- Buddhism in Vietnamese
- Phật giáo, đạo Phật, đạo Giáo ngộ
- Buddhism in Myanmar
- ဗုဒ္ဓဘာသာ buddha.bhasa
- Sindhi
- ٻڌمت ḇdhmt, ٻڌ ڌرم ḇdh dhrm
- Kashmiri
- بُدھ مَت budh mat
- Dzongkha
- ནང་པ nang pa
Forms of Buddhism
| plural | Buddhisms |
|---|---|
| alternative misspelling | Bhuddism |
| alternative form (obsolete) | Bouddhism |
| alternative form (archaic) | Boodhism |
Origin of Buddhism
From Buddha + -ism.
Words formed from Buddhism
- Greco-Buddhism
- Hinayana Buddhism
- Mahayana Buddhism
- Pure Land Buddhism
- Tantric Buddhism
- Theravada Buddhism
- Vajrayana Buddhism
- Won Buddhism
- Zen Buddhism
Phrases with Buddhism
Questions about Buddhism
- What does Buddhism mean?
- Buddhism means the religion or philosophy derived from the teachings of Gautama Buddha.
- What is Buddhism in Hindi?
- Buddhism in Hindi is बौद्ध धर्म (bauddh dharm). See Buddhism meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is Buddhism?
- Buddhism is a noun.
- How do you pronounce Buddhism?
- Buddhism is pronounced /ˈbʊ.dɪ.zəm/ (UK).
- What is the plural of Buddhism?
- The plural of Buddhism is Buddhisms.
Words near Buddhism in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: Buddhism (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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