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22 Vows of Ambedkar The Twenty-two vows or twenty-two pledges are the 22 Buddhist vows administered by Dr. B. R. Ambedkar, the Dalit Buddhist movement, revivalist of Buddhism in India, to his followers. On converting to Buddhism, Ambedkar made 22 vows, and asked ...

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Abhayagiri Buddhist Monastery Abhayagiri is a Theravadin Buddhist monastery of the Thai Forest Tradition in Redwood Valley, California, Redwood Valley, California. Its chief priorities are the teaching of Śīla, Buddhist ethics, together with traditional anapanasati, con ...

* Abhayamudra * Abhibhavayatana * Abhidhajamahāraṭṭhaguru *

Abhidhamma The Theravada Abhidhamma tradition, also known as the Abhidhamma Method, refers to a scholastic systematization of the Theravāda school's understanding of the highest Buddhist teachings ( Abhidhamma). These teachings are traditionally believed ...

Abhidhamma Pitaka The Theravada Abhidhamma tradition, also known as the Abhidhamma Method, refers to a scholastic systematization of the Theravada, Theravāda school's understanding of the highest Buddhist teachings (Abhidharma, Abhidhamma). These teachings are t ...

Abhidharmakośa-bhāsya The ''Abhidharmakośabhāṣya'' (, lit. Commentary on the Treasury of Abhidharma), ''Abhidharmakośa'' () for short (or just ''Kośa'' or AKB), is a key text on the Abhidharma written in Sanskrit by the Indian Buddhist scholar Vasubandhu in th ...

* Abhijatabhivamsa * Abhijna *

Acala or Achala (, "The Immovable", ), also known as (, "Immovable Lord") or (, "Noble Immovable Lord"), is a Fierce deities, wrathful deity and ''dharmapala'' (protector of the Dharma) prominent in Vajrayana, Vajrayana Buddhism and East Asian Budd ...

* Acariya * Access to Insight * Achar (Buddhism) * Adam's Peak *

Adhiṭṭhāna ( from , meaning "foundational" or "beginning" plus meaning "standing"; ) has been translated as "decision," "resolution," "self-determination," "will", "strong determination" and "resolute determination." In the late canonical literature of ...

Adi-Buddha The Ādi-Buddha (, Ch: 本佛, Jp: honbutsu, First Buddha, Original Buddha, or Primordial Buddha) is a Mahayana Buddhist concept referring to the most fundamental, supreme, or ancient Buddha in the cosmos. Another common term for this figure is ...

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Ādittapariyāya Sutta The ''Ādittapariyāya Sutta'' (Pali, "Fire Sermon Discourse"), is a discourse from the Pali Canon, popularly known as the Fire Sermon. In this discourse, the Gautama Buddha, Buddha preaches about achieving liberation from dukkha, suffering t ...

'' * Adosa * Āgama * Agga Maha Pandita * '' Aggañña Sutta'' * Aggavamsa * '' Aggi-Vacchagotta Sutta'' *

Ahimsa (, IAST: , ) is the ancient Indian principle of nonviolence which applies to actions towards all living beings. It is a key virtue in Indian religions like Jainism, Buddhism and Hinduism. (also spelled Ahinsa) is one of the cardinal vi ...

* Anne Hopkins Aitken * Robert Baker Aitken * Ajahn * Ajahn Amaro *

Ajahn Brahm Phra Visuddhisamvarathera (), known as Ajahn Brahmavaṃso, or simply Ajahn Brahm (born Peter Betts on 7 August 1951), is a British-born Buddhist monk. Ordained in 1974, he trained in the Thai Forest Tradition of Theravada Buddhism under hi ...

* Ajahn Candasiri * Ajahn Chah * Ajahn Fuang Jotiko * Ajahn Jayasāro * Ajahn Khemadhammo * Ajahn Lee * Ajahn Maha Bua * Ajahn Mun * Ajahn Pasanno * Ajahn Sao Kantasilo Mahathera * Ajahn Sobin S. Namto *

Ajahn Sucitto Ajahn Sucitto (Bhikkhu Sucitto, born 4 November 1949) is a British-born Theravada Buddhist monk ('' Ajahn'' is the Thai rendition of ''ācārya'', the Sanskrit Sanskrit (; stem form ; nominal singular , ,) is a classical language belong ...

* Ajahn Sujato * Ajahn Sumedho * Ajahn Sundara * Ajahn Suwat Suvaco * Ajahn Thate * Ajahn Waen Sujinno * Ajahn Viradhammo *

Ajanta Caves The Ajanta Caves are 30 rock-cut architecture, rock-cut Buddhist caves in India, Buddhist cave monuments dating from the second century Common Era, BCE to about 480 CE in Aurangabad district, Maharashtra, Aurangabad district of Maharashtra sta ...

* Ajari * Ajatasattu * Akasagarbha * Aksobhya * Alayavijnana * Alexandra David-Néel * Alobha * Alodawpyi Pagoda * Aluvihare Rock Temple * Amarapura Nikaya *

Amarapura–Rāmañña Nikāya The Amarapura–Rāmañña Nikāya () is the larger of the two Theravada, Buddhist Nikāya, monastic orders () in Buddhism in Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka, the other being the Siam Nikaya, Siyam Nikāya. History The order came into existence on August ...

* Amara Sinha *

Amaravati Buddhist Monastery Amaravati is a Theravada Buddhist monastery at the eastern end of the Chiltern Hills in South East England. Established in 1984 by Ajahn Sumedho as an extension of Chithurst Buddhist Monastery, the monastery has its roots in the Thai Forest Tr ...

Amaravati Stupa Amarāvati Stupa is a ruined Buddhism, Buddhist Stupa, stūpa at the village of Amaravathi, Guntur district, Andhra Pradesh, India, probably built in phases between the third century BCE and about 250 CE. It was enlarged and new sculptures rep ...

* Ambagahawatte Indrasabhawara Gnanasami Maha Thera * Ambapali * Ambedkar * Amitabha * '' Amitabha Sutra'' * Amoghasiddhi * Amoha * Anāgāmi * Anagarika * Anagarika Dharmapala * Anagarika Munindra *

Anawrahta Anawrahta Minsaw (, ; 11 May 1014 – 11 April 1077) was the founder of the Pagan Empire. Considered the father of the Burmese nation, Anawrahta turned a small principality in the dry zone of Upper Burma into the first Burmese Empire that ...

* Ananda * Ananda College * Ananda Maitreya * Ananda Temple * Ananda W.P. Guruge *

Anantarika-karma Ānantarya karma (Sanskrit language, Sanskrit) or Ānantarika kamma (Pāli language, Pāli) are the most serious offences in Buddhism that, at death, through the overwhelming karmic strength of any single one of them, bring immediate disaster. B ...

Ānāpānasati (Pali; Sanskrit: '), meaning "Sati (Buddhism), mindfulness of breathing" ( means mindfulness; refers to inhalation and exhalation), is the act of paying attention to the breath. It is the quintessential form of Buddhist meditation, attribute ...

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Ānāpānasati Sutta The ''Ānāpānasati Sutta'' (Pāli) or ''Ānāpānasmṛti Sūtra'' (Sanskrit), "Breath-Mindfulness Discourse," Majjhima Nikaya 118, is a discourse that details the Buddha's instruction on using awareness of the breath ('' anapana'') as an init ...

'' * Buddhist anarchism * Anathapindika *

Anattā In Buddhism, the term ''anattā'' () or ''anātman'' () is the doctrine of "no-self" – that no unchanging, permanent self or essence can be found in any phenomenon. While often interpreted as a doctrine denying the existence of a self, ''ana ...

* '' Anattalakkhaṇa Sutta'' * Reb Anderson *

Angkor Wat Angkor Wat (; , "City/Capital of Wat, Temples") is a Buddhism and Hinduism, Hindu-Buddhist temple complex in Cambodia. Located on a site measuring within the ancient Khmer Empire, Khmer capital city of Angkor, it was originally constructed ...

Ango An , or , is a Japanese language, Japanese term for a three-month period of intense training for students of Zen Buddhism, lasting anywhere from 90 to 100 days. The practice during ango consists of meditation (zazen), study, and work (Samu (Ze ...

Aṅgulimāla Aṅgulimāla (Pali; ) is an important figure in Buddhism, particularly within the Theravada, Theravāda tradition. Depicted as a ruthless brigand who completely transforms after a conversion to Buddhism, he is seen as the example par excellenc ...

* Angulimaliya Sutra * Anguttara Nikaya * Angya * Anicca * Aniconism in Buddhism * Animals in Buddhism * Aniruddha Mahathera *

Añjali Mudrā ''Añjali Mudrā'' () is a hand gesture mainly associated with Indian religions and arts, encountered throughout Asia. It is a part of Indian classical dance such as Bharatanatyam, yoga practice, and forms part of the greeting Namaste. Among th ...

* Anomadassi Buddha * An Shigao * Antaravasaka * Anunatva-Apurnatva-Nirdesa * Anupitaka * Anupubbikathā *

Anuradhapura Anuradhapura (, ; , ) is a major city located in the north central plain of Sri Lanka. It is the capital city of North Central Province, Sri Lanka, North Central Province and the capital of Anuradhapura District. The city lies north of the cur ...

Anuruddha Anuruddha (; ) was one of the ten principal disciples and a cousin of Gautama Buddha. Early years Anuruddha was the son of Amitodana and brother to Mahanama and princess Rohini (Buddha's disciple). Since Amitodana was the brother of Suddh ...

Anussati (Pāli; ; ; ) means "recollection," "contemplation," "remembrance," "meditation", and " mindfulness". It refers to specific Buddhist meditational or devotional practices, such as recollecting the sublime qualities of the Buddha, which lead to ...

* An Xuan * Apadāna * Arahant Upatissa *

Buddhist architecture Buddhist religious architecture developed in the Indian subcontinent. Three types of structures are associated with the sacred architecture, religious architecture of History of Buddhism, early Buddhism: monasteries (viharas), places to venerate ...

Arhat In Buddhism, an ''Arhat'' () or ''Arahant'' (, 𑀅𑀭𑀳𑀦𑁆𑀢𑁆) is one who has gained insight into the true nature of existence and has achieved ''Nirvana (Buddhism), Nirvana'' and has been liberated from the Rebirth (Buddhism ...

Buddhist art Buddhist art is visual art produced in the context of Buddhism. It includes Buddha in art, depictions of Gautama Buddha and other Buddhas and bodhisattvas in art, Buddhas and bodhisattvas, notable Buddhist figures both historical and mythical, ...

* Art and architecture of Japan * Aruna Ratanagiri Buddhist Monastery *

Arūpajhāna In the oldest texts of Buddhism, ''dhyāna'' () or ''jhāna'' () is a component of the training of the mind (''bhavana''), commonly translated as meditation, to withdraw the mind from the automatic responses to sense-impressions and "burn up" ...

* Aryadeva * Asalha Puja * Asaṃkhyeya * Āsava *

Aśvaghoṣa , also Devanagari transliteration, transliterated Ashvaghosha (, ; lit. "Having a Horse-Voice"; ; ) ( Common Era, CE), was a Buddhist philosopher, dramatist, poet, musician, and orator from India. He was born in Saketa, today known as Ayodhya. ...

Asanga Asaṅga (Sanskrit: असंग, , ; Romaji: ''Mujaku'') (fl. 4th century C.E.) was one of the most important spiritual figures of Mahayana Buddhism and the founder of the Yogachara school.Engle, Artemus (translator), Asanga, ''The Bodhisattva P ...

Ascetic Asceticism is a lifestyle characterized by abstinence from worldly pleasures through self-discipline, self-imposed poverty, and simple living, often for the purpose of pursuing spiritual goals. Ascetics may withdraw from the world for their pra ...

* Ashin Jinarakkhita * Ashin Nandamalabhivamsa * Ashin Sandadika * Ashin Thittila *

Ashoka Ashoka, also known as Asoka or Aśoka ( ; , ; – 232 BCE), and popularly known as Ashoka the Great, was List of Mauryan emperors, Emperor of Magadha from until #Death, his death in 232 BCE, and the third ruler from the Mauryan dynast ...

Ashoka Chakra The Ashoka Chakra (Transl: Ashoka's wheel) is an Indian symbol which is a depiction of the dharmachakra (English: "wheel of dharma"). It is so-called because it appears on a number of edicts of Ashoka the Great, most prominent among which is ...

* Ashokan Edicts in Delhi * Asokaramaya Buddhist Temple *

Ashokavadana The Ashokavadana (; ; "Narrative of Ashoka") is an Indian Sanskrit-language text that describes the birth and reign of the third Mauryan Emperor Ashoka. It glorifies Ashoka as a Buddhist emperor whose only ambition was to spread Buddhism far an ...

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Asura Asuras () are a class of beings in Indian religions, and later Persian and Turkic mythology. They are described as power-seeking beings related to the more benevolent Devas (also known as Suras) in Hinduism. In its Buddhist context, the wor ...

Asura (Buddhism) An asura (Sanskrit and Pali: असुर) in Buddhism is a demigod or Titan (mythology), titan of the Desire realm, Kāmadhātu. They are said to live more pleasurable lives than humans, but are also in thrall to qualities such as wrath, pride ...

* Atamasthana *

Āṭānāṭiya Sutta The ''Āṭānāṭiya Sutta'' ("Discourse on the Heavenly Town of Āṭānāṭa") is the 32nd Sutta in the '' Dīgha Nikāya'' ("Long Discourses of Buddha") of Pāli Canon The Pāḷi Canon is the standard collection of scriptures ...

* Atisha * Atman (Buddhism) *

Atthakatha Aṭṭhakathā (Pali for explanation, commentary) refers to Pali-language Theravadin Buddhist commentaries to the canonical Theravadin Tipitaka. These commentaries give the traditional interpretations of the scriptures. The major commentaries ...

* and Pārāyanavagga *

Atthasālinī Atthasālinī (Pali), also known as Dhammasaṅgaṇī-aṭṭhakathā, is a Buddhist text composed by Buddhaghosa in the Theravada Abhidharma tradition. The title has been translated as "The Expositor"van Gorkom (2009)Preface or "Providing the Me ...

* Atumashi Monastery * Aurangabad Caves * Avadanasataka * Avalokitesvara * Avalokiteshvara of Chaiya * Avatamsaka Sutra * Avici * Avijjā * Awgatha * Āyatana *

Ayutthaya Ayutthaya, Ayudhya, or Ayuthia may refer to: * Ayutthaya Kingdom, a Thai kingdom that existed from 1350 to 1767 ** Ayutthaya Historical Park, the ruins of the old capital city of the Ayutthaya Kingdom * Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya province (locall ...

* Ayya Khema

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Bagan Bagan ( ; ; formerly Pagan) is an ancient city and a UNESCO World Heritage Site in the Mandalay Region of Myanmar. From the 9th to 13th centuries, the city was the capital of the Pagan Kingdom, the first kingdom that unified the regions that w ...

* Bagaya Monastery * Bairat Temple * Bai Sema * Baizhang Huaihai * Zentatsu Richard Baker * Bala (Buddhism) * Bamyan Buddhas * Balangoda Ananda Maitreya Thero * Bangasayusang * Bangladesh Bauddha Kristi Prachar Sangha * Banishment of Buddhist monks from Nepal * Bankei Yōtaku * Baochang (monk) * Bupaya Pagoda * Bardo * Barua Buddhist Institutes in India and Bangladesh * Basic points unifying Theravāda and Mahāyāna * Bassui Tokushō * Batuo * Bauddha Rishi Mahapragya *

Joko Beck Charlotte Joko Beck (March 27, 1917 – June 15, 2011) was an American Zen teacher and the author of the books ''Everyday Zen: Love and Work'' and ''Nothing Special: Living Zen''. Biography Born in New Jersey, Beck studied music at the Oberlin ...

* Bedse Caves * Bell tower (wat) * Bengali Buddhists * Benhuan * Bezeklik Thousand Buddha Caves * Bhadda Kapilani * Bhadda Kundalakesa *

Bhaisajyaguru Bhaiṣajyaguru (, zh, t= , , , , ), or ''Bhaishajyaguru'', formally Bhaiṣajya-guru-vaiḍūrya-prabha-rāja ("Medicine Master and King of Lapis Lazuli Light"; zh, t=藥師琉璃光(王)如來, , , ), is the Buddha of healing and medicine i ...

Bhaja Caves Bhaja Caves are a group of 22 Indian rock-cut architecture, rock-cut caves dating back to the 2nd century BC located off the Mumbai - Pune expressway near the city of Pune, India. The caves are 400 feet above the village of Bhaja, on an important ...

* Bhante *

Bhava The Sanskrit word ''bhava'' (भव) means being, worldly existence, becoming, birth, be, production, origin,Monier Monier-Williams (1898), Sanskrit English Dictionary, Oxford University Press, Archiveभव, bhava but also habitual or emotio ...

* Bhavacakra *

Bhavana ''Bhāvanā'' (Pali;Rhys Davids & Stede (1921–25), p. 503, entry for "Bhāvanā," retrieved 9 December 2008 from "U. Chicago" a Sanskrit: भावना, also ''bhāvanā''Monier-Williams (1899), p. 755, see "Bhāvana" and "Bhāvanā", retri ...

* Bhavanga * Bhāvaviveka *

Bhikkhu A ''bhikkhu'' (, ) is an ordained male in Buddhist monasticism. Male, and female monastics (''bhikkhunī''), are members of the Sangha (Buddhist community). The lives of all Buddhist monastics are governed by a set of rules called the pratimok� ...

Bhikkhu Analayo Bhikkhu Anālayo is a bhikkhu (Buddhist monk), scholar, and meditation teacher. He was born in Germany in 1962, and went forth in 1995 in the Theravādin monastic tradition of Sri Lanka. He is best known for his comparative studies of Early Bu ...

Bhikkhu Bodhi Bhikkhu Bodhi (born December 10, 1944) () born Jeffrey Block, is an American Theravada Buddhist monk ordained in Sri Lanka. He teaches in the New York and New Jersey area. He was appointed the second president of the Buddhist Publication Soci ...

* Bhikkhuni * Bhumchu * Bhumi * Bīja * Bimaran casket *

Bimbisara Bimbisāra (in Buddhist tradition) or Shrenika () and Seniya () in the Jain histories ( or ) was the King of Magadha (V. K. Agnihotri (ed.), ''Indian History''. Allied Publishers, New Delhi 262010p. 166f. or ) and belonged to the Haryanka d ...

* Birken Forest Buddhist Monastery * Bishuddhananda Mahathera * Bizhu * Black Crown * Bo Bo Gyi *

Bodh Gaya Bodh Gayā is a religious site and place of pilgrimage associated with the Mahabodhi Temple complex, situated in the Gaya district in the Indian States and union territories of India, state of Bihar. It is famous for being the place where Gautam ...

* '' Bodh Gaya bombings'' * '' Bodhgaya inscription of Mahanaman'' *

Bodhi The English term ''enlightenment'' is the Western translation of various Buddhist terms, most notably ''bodhi'' and ''vimutti''. The abstract noun ''bodhi'' (; Sanskrit: बोधि; Pali: ''bodhi'') means the knowledge or wisdom, or awakene ...

Bodhicitta In Mahayana Buddhism, bodhicitta ("aspiration to enlightenment" or "the thought of awakening") is the mind ( citta) that is aimed at awakening (bodhi) through wisdom and compassion for the benefit of all sentient beings.Dayal, Har (1970). ''T ...

Bodhi Day Bodhi Day is the Buddhist holiday that commemorates the day that Gautama Buddha (Shakyamuni) is said to have attained enlightenment, also known as '' bodhi'' in Sanskrit and Pali. According to tradition, Siddhartha had recently forsaken years ...

Bodhidharma Bodhidharma was a semi-legendary Bhikkhu, Buddhist monk who lived during the 5th or 6th century CE. He is traditionally credited as the transmitter of Chan Buddhism to China, and is regarded as its first Chinese Lineage (Buddhism), patriarch. ...

* Bodhimanda * Bodhin Kjolhede * Bodhinyana Monastery *

Bodhipakkhiyādhammā In Buddhism, the (Pali; variant spellings include and ; Skt.: ) are qualities () conducive or related to () awakening/understanding (), i.e. the factors and wholesome qualities which are developed when the mind is trained (). In the Pali co ...

* Bodhiruci *

Bodhisattva In Buddhism, a bodhisattva is a person who has attained, or is striving towards, '' bodhi'' ('awakening', 'enlightenment') or Buddhahood. Often, the term specifically refers to a person who forgoes or delays personal nirvana or ''bodhi'' in ...

Maitreya Maitreya (Sanskrit) or Metteyya (Pali), is a bodhisattva who is regarded as the future Buddhahood, Buddha of this world in all schools of Buddhism, prophesied to become Maitreya Buddha or Metteyya Buddha.Williams, Paul. ''Mahayana Buddhism: Th ...

* Bodhisattvacaryāvatāra *

Bodhisattva vows file:Sumedha and Dīpankara, 2nd century, Swat Valley, Gandhāra.jpg, Gandharan relief depicting the ascetic Megha (The Buddha, Shakyamuni in a past life) prostrating before the past Buddha Dipankara, Dīpaṅkara, c. 2nd century CE (Gandhara, Swa ...

* Bodhi tree *

Bodhi Vamsa The English term ''enlightenment'' is the Western translation of various Buddhist terms, most notably ''bodhi'' and ''vimutti''. The abstract noun ''bodhi'' (; Sanskrit: wikt:बोधि#Sanskrit, बोधि; Pali: ''bodhi'') means the know ...

* Bojjhanga *

Bön Bon or Bön (), also known as Yungdrung Bon (, ), is the indigenous Tibetan religion which shares many similarities and influences with Tibetan Buddhism.Samuel 2012, pp. 220–221. It initially developed in the tenth and eleventh centuries but ...

* Bon Festival *

Borobudur Borobudur, also transcribed Barabudur (, ), is a 9th-century Mahayana Buddhist temple in Magelang Regency, near the city of Magelang and the town of Muntilan, in Central Java, Indonesia. Constructed of gray andesite-like stone, the temple consi ...

* Borobudur bombing (1985) * Botataung Pagoda * Boudhanath * Bour Kry *

Tara Brach Tara Brach (born May 17, 1953) is an American psychologist, author, and proponent of Buddhist meditation. She is a guiding teacher and founder of the Insight Meditation Community of Washington, D.C. (IMCW). Brach also teaches about Buddhist medi ...

Brahma (Buddhism) Brahma (, ) is a Hindu god, referred to as "the Creator" within the Trimurti, the triple deity, trinity of Para Brahman, supreme divinity that includes Vishnu and Shiva.Jan Gonda (1969)The Hindu Trinity, Anthropos, Bd 63/64, H 1/2, pp. 212– ...

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Brahmajāla Sutta The ''Brahmajāla Sutta'' is the first of 34 '' sutta'' in the '' Dīgha Nikāya'' (the Long Discourses of the Buddha), the first of the five '' nikāya'', or collections, in the '' Sutta Pitaka'', which is one of the "three baskets" that comp ...

'' * '' Brahma's Net Sutra'' * Brahma-viharas * '' Brussels Buddha'' * Budai *

Buddha Siddhartha Gautama, most commonly referred to as the Buddha (),* * * was a wandering ascetic and religious teacher who lived in South Asia during the 6th or 5th century BCE and founded Buddhism. According to Buddhist legends, he was ...

Buddha's Birthday Buddha's Birthday or Buddha Day (also known as Buddha Jayanti, Buddha Purnima, and Buddha Pournami) is a primarily Buddhist festival that is celebrated in most of South Asia, South, Southeast Asia, Southeast and East Asia, commemorating the bir ...

* Buddhacarita * '' Buddha Collapsed out of Shame'' * Buddhadasa Bhikkhu * '' Buddha Dharma wa Nepal Bhasa'' * Buddha Dhatu Jadi * Buddha Dordenma statue * Buddha footprint *

Buddhaghosa Buddhaghosa was a 5th-century Sinhalese Theravādin Buddhist commentator, translator, and philosopher. He worked in the great monastery (''mahāvihāra'') at Anurādhapura, Sri Lanka and saw himself as being part of the Vibhajyavāda schoo ...

* Buddhaghosa Mahasthavir *

Buddhahood In Buddhism, Buddha (, which in classic Indo-Aryan languages, Indic languages means "awakened one") is a title for those who are Enlightenment in Buddhism, spiritually awake or enlightened, and have thus attained the Buddhist paths to liberat ...

* Buddha images in Thailand * Buddha Jayanti Park *

Buddha-nature In Buddhist philosophy and soteriology, Buddha-nature ( Chinese: , Japanese: , , Sanskrit: ) is the innate potential for all sentient beings to become a Buddha or the fact that all sentient beings already have a pure Buddha-essence within ...

* Buddhānussati * Buddhapālita * Buddha Sāsana Nuggaha * Buddha statue *

Buddhavacana Buddhist texts are religious texts that belong to, or are associated with, Buddhism and Schools of Buddhism, its traditions. There is no single textual collection for all of Buddhism. Instead, there are three main Buddhist Canons: the Pāli C ...

* Buddhavamsa * Buddhayaśas *

Buddhism Buddhism, also known as Buddhadharma and Dharmavinaya, is an Indian religion and List of philosophies, philosophical tradition based on Pre-sectarian Buddhism, teachings attributed to the Buddha, a wandering teacher who lived in the 6th or ...

- three branches:

Theravada ''Theravāda'' (; 'School of the Elders'; ) is Buddhism's oldest existing school. The school's adherents, termed ''Theravādins'' (anglicized from Pali ''theravādī''), have preserved their version of the Buddha's teaching or ''Dharma (Buddhi ...

Mahayana Mahāyāna ( ; , , ; ) is a term for a broad group of Buddhist traditions, Buddhist texts#Mahāyāna texts, texts, Buddhist philosophy, philosophies, and practices developed in ancient India ( onwards). It is considered one of the three main ex ...

Vajrayana ''Vajrayāna'' (; 'vajra vehicle'), also known as Mantrayāna ('mantra vehicle'), Guhyamantrayāna ('secret mantra vehicle'), Tantrayāna ('tantra vehicle'), Tantric Buddhism, and Esoteric Buddhism, is a Mahāyāna Buddhism, Mahāyāna Buddhis ...

* Buddhism and Eastern religions * Buddhism and evolution *

Buddhism and Hinduism Buddhism and Hinduism have common origins in the culture of Nepal and History of India, Ancient India, which later spread and became dominant religions in Southeast Asia, Southeast Asian countries, including Cambodia and Indonesia around the 4t ...

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Buddhism in Central Asia Buddhism in Central Asia mainly existed in Mahayana forms and was historically especially prevalent along the Silk Road. The history of Buddhism in Central Asia is closely related to the Silk Road transmission of Buddhism during the first mill ...

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East Asian Buddhism East Asian Buddhism or East Asian Mahayana is a collective term for the schools of Mahāyāna Buddhism which developed across East Asia and which rely on the Chinese Buddhist canon. These include the various forms of Chinese, Japanese, Kore ...

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Buddhism in the West Buddhism in the West (or more narrowly Western Buddhism) broadly encompasses the knowledge and practice of Buddhism outside of Asia, in the Western world. Occasional intersections between Western world, Western civilization and the Buddhist wor ...

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Buddhism in Bhutan Buddhism is the state religion of Bhutan. According to a 2012 report by the Pew Research Center, 74.7% of the country's population practices Buddhism. Although the Buddhism practiced in Bhutan originated in Tibetan Buddhism, it differs signifi ...

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Buddhism in Canada Buddhism is among the smallest minority-religions in Canada, with a very slowly growing population in the country, partly the result of conversion, with only 4.6% of new immigrants identifying themselves as Buddhist. As of 2021, the census recor ...

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Buddhism in China Buddhism in China refers to Buddhism that has been developed and practiced in China, based on the geographical location and administrative region instead of a particular Buddhist branch. Buddhism is the largest officially recognized religion i ...

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Buddhism in Indonesia Buddhism has a long history in Indonesia, and it is one of the six recognized religions in the country, along with Islam, Christianity (Protestantism and Catholicism), Hinduism and Confucianism. According to 2023 estimates roughly 0.71% of the ...

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Buddhism in Israel Buddhism in Israel refers to the Buddhist community living in Israel. Buddhism in Israel constitutes a minority. According to World Population Review as of 2022 census, the population of Buddhists in Israel is around 20,000 constituting 0.30% of t ...

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Buddhism in Japan Buddhism was first established in Japan in the 6th century CE. Most of the Japanese Buddhists belong to new schools of Buddhism which were established in the Kamakura period (1185－1333). During the Edo period (1603–1868), Buddhism was cont ...

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Buddhism in Laos Theravada Buddhism is the largest religion in Laos, which is practiced by 66% of the population. Lao Buddhism is a unique version of Theravada Buddhism and is at the basis of ethnic Culture of Laos, Lao culture. Buddhism in Laos is often closel ...

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Buddhism in Malaysia Buddhism is the second largest religion in Malaysia, after Islam, with 18.7% of Malaysia's population being Buddhist, although some estimates put that figure at 21.6% when combining estimates of numbers of Buddhists with figures for adherents o ...

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Buddhism in Mongolia Buddhism is the largest religion in Mongolia practiced by 51.7% of Mongolia's population, according to the 2020 Mongolia census, or 58.1%, according to the Association of Religion Data Archives. Buddhism in Mongolia derives much of its rec ...

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Buddhism in Nepal Buddhism in Nepal started spreading since the reign of Ashoka through Indian and Tibetan missionaries. The Kiratas were the first people in Nepal who embraced the Buddha’s teachings, followed by the Licchavi (kingdom), Licchavis and Newar peop ...

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Buddhism in New Zealand Buddhism is New Zealand's third-largest religion after Christianity and Hinduism standing at 1.5% of the population of New Zealand. Buddhism originates in Asia and was introduced to New Zealand by immigrants from East Asia. History The first ...

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Buddhism in the Philippines Buddhism is a minor religion in the Philippines, religion in the Philippines. A recent nation-wide 2020 Philippine census, census in 2020 showed that the number of Buddhists in the country was at 39,158 adherents out of the 112.2 million Phi ...

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Buddhism in Singapore Buddhism is the largest religion in Singapore, practiced by approximately 31.1% of the population as of 2020. As per the census, out of 3,459,093 Singaporeans polled, 1,074,159 of them identified themselves as Buddhists. Buddhism was introd ...

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Buddhism in Sri Lanka Theravada Buddhism is the largest and official religion of Sri Lanka, practiced by 70.2% of the population as of 2012. Practitioners of Sri Lankan Buddhism can be found amongst the majority Sinhalese people, Sinhalese population as well as amo ...

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Buddhism in Thailand Buddhism in Thailand is largely of the Theravada school, which is followed by roughly 93.4 percent of the population. Thailand has the second largest Buddhist population in the world, after China, with approximately 64 million Buddhists. Buddh ...

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Buddhism in the United Kingdom Buddhism is the Religion in the United Kingdom, fifth-largest religious group in the United Kingdom. The 2021 United Kingdom census recorded just under 290,000 Buddhists, or about 0.4% of the total population, with the largest number of Budd ...

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Buddhism in England Buddhism in England has growing support. 238,626 people in England declared themselves to be Buddhist at the 2011 Census and 34% of them lived in London. History Early Buddhist presence could be seen in the 1810s. Adam Sri Munni Ratna, a Bud ...

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Buddhism in the United States The term American Buddhism can be used to describe all Buddhism, Buddhist groups within the United States, including Asian Americans, Asian-American Buddhists born into the faith, who comprise the largest percentage of Buddhists in the country. ...

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* Buddhist atomism *

** Sacred art **

Greco-Buddhist Art The Greco-Buddhist art or Gandhara art is the artistic manifestation of Greco-Buddhism, a cultural syncretism between Ancient Greek art and Buddhism. It had mainly evolved in the ancient region of Gandhara, located in the northwestern fringe of t ...

* Buddhist caves in India * Buddhist clergy *

Buddhist cosmology Buddhist cosmology is the description of the shape and evolution of the Universe according to Buddhist Tripitaka, scriptures and Atthakatha, commentaries. It consists of a temporal and a spatial cosmology. The temporal cosmology describes the ...

Buddhist Councils Since the Mahaparinirvana of the historical Buddha, Siddhartha Gautama, Buddhist monastic communities, the "''sangha''", have periodically convened for doctrinal and disciplinary reasons and to revise and correct the contents of the Buddhist ...

** First Buddhist council **

Second Buddhist council Since the Mahaparinirvana of the historical Buddha, Siddhartha Gautama, Buddhist monastic communities, the "''sangha''", have periodically convened for doctrinal and disciplinary reasons and to revise and correct the contents of the Buddhist ...

** Third Buddhist council **

Fourth Buddhist council Since the Mahaparinirvana of the historical Buddha, Siddhartha Gautama, Buddhist monastic communities, the "'' sangha''", have periodically convened for doctrinal and disciplinary reasons and to revise and correct the contents of the Buddhis ...

** Fifth Buddhist council ** Sixth Buddhist council *

Buddhist cuisine Buddhist cuisine is an Asian cuisine that is followed by Bhikkhu, monks and many believers from areas historically influenced by Mahayana Buddhism. It is vegetarian or vegan, and it is based on the Dharmic concept of ahimsa (non-violence). Vege ...

* Buddhist Cultural Centre *

Buddhist economics Buddhist economics is a spiritual and philosophical approach to the study of economics. It examines the psychology of the human mind and the emotions that direct economic activity, in particular concepts such as anxiety, aspirations and self ...

* Buddhist eschatology *

Buddhist ethics Buddhist ethics are traditionally based on the Enlightenment in Buddhism, enlightened perspective of the Buddha. In Buddhism, ethics or morality are understood by the term ''śīla'' () or ''sīla'' (Pāli). ''Śīla'' is one of three sections o ...

* Buddhist flag * Buddhist Hybrid English *

Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit (BHS) is a modern linguistic category applied to the language used in a class of Indian Buddhist texts, such as the Perfection of Wisdom sutras. BHS is classified as a Middle Indo-Aryan language. It is sometimes called ...

* Buddhist Institute (Cambodia) * Buddhist kingship *

Buddhist Maha Vihara, Brickfields Buddhist Maha Vihara () (also called as the Brickfields Buddhist Temple) is a Architecture of Sri Lanka, Sri Lankan temple situated in Brickfields, Kuala Lumpur, Brickfields of Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia. The temple became a focal point for the annu ...

Buddhist music file:Left image detail, Kanjur Chinese Collection 196, inside cover Wellcome L0031389 (cropped).jpg, Tibetan illustration of Saraswati holding a veena, the main deity of music and musicians in Mahayana Buddhism Buddhist music is music (, ) crea ...

Buddhist orders Buddhism, also known as Buddhadharma and Dharmavinaya, is an Indian religion and philosophical tradition based on teachings attributed to the Buddha, a wandering teacher who lived in the 6th or 5th century BCE. It is the world's fourth ...

Buddhist paths to liberation The Buddhist path (''marga'') to liberation, also referred to as awakening, is described in a wide variety of ways. The classical one is the Noble Eightfold Path, which is only one of several summaries presented in the Sutta Pitaka. A number of o ...

* Buddhist Peace Fellowship *

Buddhist philosophy Buddhist philosophy is the ancient Indian Indian philosophy, philosophical system that developed within the religio-philosophical tradition of Buddhism. It comprises all the Philosophy, philosophical investigations and Buddhist logico-episte ...

* Buddhist pilgrimage sites in Nepal *

Buddhist Publication Society The Buddhist Publication Society (BPS) is a publishing house with charitable status, whose objective is to disseminate the teachings of Gautama Buddha. It was founded in Kandy, Sri Lanka, in 1958 by two Sri Lankan lay Buddhists, A.S. Karunaratn ...

* Buddhist socialism *

Buddhist symbolism Buddhist symbolism is the use of symbols (Sanskrit: ''pratīka'') to represent certain aspects of the Buddha's Dharma (teaching). Early Buddhist symbols which remain important today include the Dharma wheel, the Indian lotus, the three jewels and ...

* Buddhist terms and concepts *

Buddhist texts Buddhist texts are religious texts that belong to, or are associated with, Buddhism and Schools of Buddhism, its traditions. There is no single textual collection for all of Buddhism. Instead, there are three main Buddhist Canons: the Pāli C ...

* Buddhist views of homosexuality *

Buddhist views on sin There are a few differing Buddhist views on sin. American Zen author Brad Warner states that in Buddhism there is no concept of sin at all. The Buddha Dharma Education Association also expressly states "The idea of sin or original sin has no place i ...

* Buddhology *

Bulguksa Bulguksa () is a Buddhist temple on Tohamsan, in Jinhyeon-dong, Gyeongju, North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea. It is a head temple of the Jogye Order of Korean Buddhism and contains six National Treasures, including the Dabotap and Seokgata ...

* Buner reliefs * Burmese Buddhist Temple (Singapore) *

Burmese Buddhist titles Burmese Buddhist titles () encompass numerous honorific titles conferred by the Burmese government, to recognize members of the Sangha as well as civilians. These religious titles are conferred annually by the Burmese government, in a special ceremo ...

Burmese pagoda Burmese pagodas are stupas that typically house Buddhist relics, including relics associated with Buddha. Pagodas feature prominently in Myanmar's landscape, earning the country the moniker "land of pagodas." Several cities in the country, incl ...

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Caitika Caitika () was an Early Buddhist schools, early Buddhist school, a sub-sect of the Mahāsāṃghika. They were also known as the Caityaka sect. The Caitikas proliferated throughout the mountains of South India, from which they derived thei ...

Cakrasaṃvara Tantra The ''Cakrasaṃvara Tantra'' (, ''khorlo demchok,'' The "Binding of the Wheels" Tantra, ) is an influential Buddhist Tantra. It is roughly dated to the late 8th or early 9th century by David B. Gray (with a '' terminus ante quem'' in the late t ...

Buddhist calendar The Buddhist calendar is a set of lunisolar calendars primarily used in Tibet, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Bangladesh, India, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Vietnam as well as in Malaysia and Singapore and by Chinese populations for religious or o ...

Cāmadevivaṃsa The Camadevivamsa (, , literally, "Chronicle of the Lineage of Cāmadevi") is a Pali chronicle composed in the early 15th century by the Lanna Buddhist monk Mahathera Bodhiramsi (). The chronicle, dated to c. 1410, is a semi-historical recounting o ...

Candi of Indonesia A candi (, ) is a Hindu temple, Hindu or Buddhist temple in Indonesia, mostly built during the ''Zaman Hindu-Buddha'' or "Indianized kingdom, Hindu-Buddhist period" between circa the 4th and 15th centuries. The ''Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia'' ...

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Cetanā Cetanā (Sanskrit, Pali; Tibetan Wylie: sems pa) is a Buddhist term commonly translated as "volition", "intention", "directionality", etc. It can be defined as a mental factor that moves or urges the mind in a particular direction, toward a speci ...

Cetiya Cetiya, "reminders" or "memorials" (Sanskrit ''caitya''), are objects and places used by Buddhists to remember Gautama Buddha.Kalingabodhi jātaka, as quoted in John Strong, ''Relics of the Buddha'' (Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2004), ...

Chagdud Tulku Rinpoche Chagdud Tulku (, 1930–2002) was a Tibetan teacher of the Nyingma school of Vajrayana Tibetan Buddhism. He was known and respected in the West for his teachings, his melodic chanting voice, his artistry as a sculptor and painter, and his skill ...

Chaitya A chaitya, chaitya hall, chaitya-griha, (Sanskrit:''Caitya''; Pāli: ''Cetiya'') refers to a shrine, sanctuary, temple or prayer hall in Indian religions. The term is most common in Buddhism, where it refers to a space with a stupa and a rounded ...

* Chaitya Bhoomi * Chak Phra * Champasak Sangha College * Chan *

Chanda (Buddhism) Chanda (Sanskrit, Pali; Tibetan: ''‘dun pa'') is translated as "intention", "interest", or "desire to act". Chanda is identified within the Buddhist Abhidharma teachings as follows: * One of the ''six occasional'' mental factors in the Therava ...

* Chandra Khonnokyoong * Chan Khong * Chanmyay Sayadaw * Channa *

Chanting A chant (from French ', from Latin ', "to sing") is the iterative speaking or singing of words or sounds, often primarily on one or two main pitches called reciting tones. Chants may range from a simple melody involving a limited set of note ...

* Charumati Stupa * Sherry Chayat * Chedi Phukhao Thong * Cheng Yen *

Cheontae Uicheon, the founder of the Korean Tiantai school Cheontae is the Korean descendant of the Chinese Buddhist school Tiantai. Tiantai was introduced to Korea a couple of times during earlier periods, but was not firmly established until the tim ...

* Chi Chern *

Chinese Buddhism Chinese Buddhism or Han Buddhism ( zh, s=汉传佛教, t=漢傳佛教, first=t, poj=Hàn-thoân Hu̍t-kàu, j=Hon3 Cyun4 Fat6 Gaau3, p=Hànchuán Fójiào) is a Chinese form of Mahayana Buddhism. The Chinese Buddhist canonJiang Wu, "The Chin ...

Chinese Buddhist canon The Chinese Buddhist canon refers to a traditional collection of Chinese language Buddhist texts which are the central canonical works of East Asian Buddhism. The traditional term for the canon is Great Storage of Scriptures ().Jiang Wu, "The ...

Chinese Esoteric Buddhism Chinese Esoteric Buddhism refers to traditions of Tantra and Vajrayana, Esoteric Buddhism that have flourished among the Chinese people. The Tantric masters Śubhakarasiṃha, Vajrabodhi and Amoghavajra, established the Esoteric Buddhist ''Zhenyan'' ...

Chithurst Buddhist Monastery ''Cittaviveka'' (Pali: ' discerning mind'), commonly known as Chithurst Buddhist Monastery, is an English Theravada Buddhist monastery in the Thai Forest Tradition. It is situated in West Sussex, England in the hamlet of Chithurst between ...

* Chittadhar Hridaya * Chittagong Pali College *

Chöd Chöd ( lit. 'to sever') is a spiritual practice found primarily in the Yundrung Bön tradition as well as in the Nyingma and Kagyu schools of Tibetan Buddhism (where it is classed as Anuttarayoga Tantra in Kagyu and Anuyoga in Nyingma). Also ...

* Chofa *

Chögyam Trungpa Chögyam Trungpa (Wylie transliteration, Wylie: ''Chos rgyam Drung pa''; March 5, 1939 – April 4, 1987), formally named the 11th Zurmang Trungpa, Chokyi Gyatso, was a Tibetan Buddhism, Tibetan Buddhist master and holder of both Kagyu and Nyingm ...

Chorten In Buddhism, a stupa (, ) is a domed hemispherical structure containing several types of sacred relics, including images, statues, metals, and ''śarīra''—the remains of Bhikkhu, Buddhist monks or Bhikkhuni, nuns. It is used as a place of ...

* Chotrul Duchen * Buddhist influences on Christianity *

Buddhism and Christianity There were links between Buddhism and the pre-Christian Mediterranean world, with Missionaries#Buddhist missions, Buddhist missionaries sent by Ashoka the Great, Emperor Ashoka of India to ancient Syria, Syria, ancient Egypt, Egypt and ancient G ...

* Chuon Nath *

Citta ''Citta'' (Pali and Sanskrit: चित्त, or in Prakrit script 𑀘𑀺𑀢𑁆𑀢, pronounced ''chitta'' ͡ɕit̚.tɐ́sup>( key)) is one of three overlapping terms used in the Nikaya to refer to the mind, the others being '' mana ...

* Citta (disciple) * Cittasubho * Clinging * Commentaries *

Compassion Compassion is a social feeling that motivates people to go out of their way to relieve the physical, mental, or emotional pains of others and themselves. Compassion is sensitivity to the emotional aspects of the suffering of others. When based ...

Concentration In chemistry, concentration is the abundance of a constituent divided by the total volume of a mixture. Several types of mathematical description can be distinguished: '' mass concentration'', '' molar concentration'', '' number concentration'', ...

* Conceptual Proliferation *

Consciousness Consciousness, at its simplest, is awareness of a state or object, either internal to oneself or in one's external environment. However, its nature has led to millennia of analyses, explanations, and debate among philosophers, scientists, an ...

* Consciousness-only * Contact * Contemplation Sutra * Edward Conze * Craving * John Crook (ethologist) * Creator in Buddhism *

* Culavamsa * Cultural elements of Buddhism * Culture of Bhutan *

Culture of Myanmar The culture of Myanmar (Burma) ( ) has been heavily influenced by Buddhism. Owing to its history, Burmese culture has significant influence over neighboring countries such as Laos, Siam, Assam in India, and Xishuangbanna regions in China. It h ...

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* Dagpo Kagyu * Dahui Zonggao * Dai Bai Zan Cho Bo Zen Ji *

Dainin Katagiri Jikai , was a Sōtō Zen priest and teacher, and the founding abbot of Minnesota Zen Meditation Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota, where he served from 1972 until his death from cancer in 1990. He is also the founder of Hokyoji Zen Practice Commu ...

Dakini A ḍākinī (; ; ; ; alternatively 荼枳尼, ; 荼吉尼, ; or 吒枳尼, ; Japanese: 荼枳尼 / 吒枳尼 / 荼吉尼, ''dakini'') is a type of goddess in Hinduism and Buddhism. The concept of the ḍākinī somewhat differs depending on t ...

Dalai Lama The Dalai Lama (, ; ) is the head of the Gelug school of Tibetan Buddhism. The term is part of the full title "Holiness Knowing Everything Vajradhara Dalai Lama" (圣识一切瓦齐尔达喇达赖喇嘛) given by Altan Khan, the first Shu ...

** 1st Dalai Lama ** 2nd Dalai Lama **

3rd Dalai Lama The 3rd Dalai Lama, Sonam Gyatso (; 1543–1588), was the first in the tulku lineage to be entitled formally as the Dalai Lama. In 1578 Altan Khan presented the spiritual title of Dalai Lama, in honor of Sonam Gyatso's profound teachings conferre ...

** 4th Dalai Lama **

5th Dalai Lama The 5th Dalai Lama, Ngawang Lobsang Gyatso (; ; 1617–1682) was recognized as the 5th Dalai Lama, and he became the first Dalai Lama to hold both Tibet's political and spiritual leadership roles. He is often referred to simply as the Great Fif ...

** 6th Dalai Lama ** 7th Dalai Lama ** 8th Dalai Lama ** 9th Dalai Lama ** 10th Dalai Lama ** 11th Dalai Lama ** 12th Dalai Lama ** 13th Dalai Lama **

14th Dalai Lama The 14th Dalai Lama (born 6 July 1935; full spiritual name: Jetsun Jamphel Ngawang Lobsang Yeshe Tenzin Gyatso, shortened as Tenzin Gyatso; ) is the incumbent Dalai Lama, the highest spiritual leader and head of Tibetan Buddhism. He served a ...

* Dalit Buddhist movement * Daman Hongren * Dambulla cave temple *

Dāna (Devanagari: , IAST: ) is a Sanskrit and Pali word that connotes the virtue of generosity, charity or giving of alms, in Indian religions and philosophies. In Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, and Sikhism, is the practice of cultivating generosi ...

* Danka system * Daoji *

Daoxuan Daoxuan (; 596–667) was an eminent Tang dynasty Chinese Buddhist monk. He is perhaps best known as the patriarch of the four-part Vinaya school (). Daoxuan wrote both the ''Continued Biographies of Eminent Monks'' (Xù gāosēng zhuàn 續� ...

* Daranagama Kusaladhamma Thero *

Dark retreat Dark retreat (Allione, Tsultrim (2000). ''Women of Wisdom''. (Includes transcribed interview with Namkhai Norbu) Source(accessed: November 15, 2007)) is a spiritual retreat in a space that is completely absent of light, which is an advanced pract ...

* Dasabodhisattuppattikatha * * * Dashabhumika * ''

Dāṭhavaṃsa ''Dāṭhavaṃsa'' (also known as the ''Dhātuvansa'', ''Dantadhātu'', or ''Dantadhātuvaṇṇanā'') is a Pali chronicle attributed to Dhammakitti Thero. It is sometimes titled in English as "The History of the Tooth Relic" and contains histo ...

'' * Davuldena Gnanissara Thero * Daw Mya Thwin * Dayi Daoxin * Dazu Huike *

Death Death is the end of life; the irreversible cessation of all biological functions that sustain a living organism. Death eventually and inevitably occurs in all organisms. The remains of a former organism normally begin to decompose sh ...

* Decline of Buddhism in India * Deekshabhoomi * Defilements * Delgamuwa Raja Maha Vihara * Ruth Denison *

Dependent Origination A dependant (US spelling: dependent) is a person who relies on another as a primary source of income and usually assistance with activities of daily living. A common-law spouse who is financially supported by their partner may also be included ...

* Depictions of Gautama Buddha in film *

Deva Deva may refer to: Arts and entertainment Fictional characters * Deva, List of Advanced Dungeons & Dragons 2nd edition monsters, an ''Advanced Dungeons & Dragons'' 2nd edition monster * Deva, in the 2023 Indian film ''Salaar: Part 1 – Ceasefir ...

Devadaha Devdaha (Deva Daha, देवदह) is a municipality in Rupandehi District of Nepal, the ancient capital of Koliya Republic, located 7 km east of Lumbini and east of Butwal and shares a border with Nawalparasi district on the east s ...

Devadatta Devadatta was by tradition a Buddhist monk, cousin and brother-in-law of Gautama Siddhārtha. The accounts of his life vary greatly, but he is generally seen as an evil and divisive figure in Buddhism, who led a breakaway group in the ear ...

Devanampiya Tissa of Anuradhapura Tissa, later Devanampiya Tissa (, ), also known as Devanape Tis (, ), was one of the earliest kings of Sri Lanka based at the ancient capital of Anuradhapura. According to the traditional chronology, he ruled from 307 BC to 267 BC, b ...

* Development of Karma in Buddhism * Devotion *

Dhamek Stupa Dhamek Stupa (also spelled ''Dhamekh'' and ''Dhamekha'') is a massive stupa located in Deer Park at Sarnath in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. One of the eight most important pilgrimage sites for Buddhists, the Dhamek Stupa marks the location ...

* Dhammacakkappavattana Sutta * Dhammachakra Pravartan Day * K.L. Dhammajoti * Dhamma Joti Vipassana Meditation Center * Dhammakaya meditation * Dhammakaya Movement * Dhammakaya Tradition UK * U Dhammaloka * Dhammalok Mahasthavir * K. Sri Dhammananda * Dhammananda Bhikkhuni *

Dhammapada The ''Dhammapada'' (; ) is a collection of sayings of the Buddha in verse form and one of the most widely read and best known Buddhist scriptures.See, for instance, Buswell (2003): "rank among the best known Buddhist texts" (p. 11); and, "on ...

Dhammapāla Dhammapāla was the name of two or more great Theravada Buddhism, Buddhist commentators. The earlier, born in Kanchipuram, is known to us from both the ''Gandhavamsa'' and to have lived at Badara Tittha Vihara south of modern Chennai, and to ...

* Dhammarakkhita * K. Sri Dhammaratana * Dhammasangani * Dhammasattha * '' The Dhamma Brothers'' * Dhamma Society Fund * Dhamma vicaya *

Dhammayangyi Temple Dhammayangyi Temple (, ; Pali: Dhammaraṃsi) is a Buddhist temple located in Bagan, Myanmar. Largest of all the temples in Bagan, the Dhammayan as it is popularly known was built during the reign of King Narathu (1167-1170). Narathu, who came ...

* Dhammayazika Pagoda * Dhammayietra * Dhammayuttika Nikaya * Dhammazedi *

Dhammika Sutta The Dhammika Sutta is part of the Sutta Nipata(Sn 2.14). In this sutta, the Buddha instructs a lay disciple named Dhammika on rules for monks and on the "layman's rule of conduct" (''gahatthavatta''). Dhammika asks of virtue In the sutta, ...

* Dhammikarama Burmese Temple * Dharani * Dhardo Rimpoche * Dharma/Dhamma * Dharmacakra * Dharmachari Guruma * Dharma character school * Dharmadhatu * Dharmaditya Dharmacharya *

Dharmaguptaka The Dharmaguptaka (Sanskrit: धर्मगुप्तक; ; ) are one of the eighteen or twenty early Buddhist schools from the ancient region of Gandhara, now Pakistan. They are said to have originated from another sect, the Mahīśāsakas f ...

* Dharmakaya *

Dharmakirti Dharmakīrti (fl. ;), was an influential Indian Buddhist philosopher who worked at Nālandā.Tom Tillemans (2011)Dharmakirti Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy He was one of the key scholars of epistemology ( pramāṇa) in Buddhist philo ...

* Dharmakīrtiśrī * Dharmakṣema *

Dharmapala A ''dharmapāla'' is a type of wrathful god in Buddhism. The name means "''dharma'' protector" in Sanskrit, and the ''dharmapālas'' are also known as the Defenders of the Justice (Dharma), or the Guardians of the Law. There are two kinds of ...

* Dharmaraja College *

Dharmarajika Stupa The Dharmarajika Stupa (Punjabi language, Punjabi, ), also referred to as the Great Stupa of Taxila, is a Buddhist stupa near Taxila (modern), Taxila, Pakistan. It was built over the relics of the Buddha by Ashoka, the Emperor of Magadha, in ...

* Dharmarakṣa *

Dharmaraksita Dharmarakṣita (Sanskrit, 'Protected by the Dharma'; Pali: Dhammarakkhita), was one of the missionaries sent by the Mauryan emperor Ashoka to proselytize Buddhism. He is described as being a Greek (Pali: '' Yona'', lit. "Ionian") in the '' M ...

* Dharma Seed * Dharmaskandha * Dharma centre * Dharma talk *

Dharma transmission In Chan and Zen Buddhism, dharma transmission is a custom in which a person is established as a "successor in an unbroken lineage of teachers and disciples, a spiritual 'bloodline' ('' kechimyaku'') theoretically traced back to the Buddha him ...

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Dharmodaya ''Dharmodaya'' () was a monthly magazine in Nepal Bhasa on Theravada Buddhism. It was launched from Kalimpong, India, in 1947 to counter the ban on publication in Nepal. ''Dharmodaya'' was published by Dharmodaya Sabha, an organization form ...

'' * Dhatu * Dhatukatha * Dhatukaya * Dhauli * Dhṛtarāṣṭra * Dhutanga * Dhyānabhadra *

Dhyāna in Buddhism In the oldest texts of Buddhism, ''dhyāna'' () or ''jhāna'' () is a component of the training of the mind (''bhavana''), commonly translated as Buddhist meditation, meditation, to withdraw the mind from the automatic responses to sense-impre ...

* Diamond Realm *

Diamond Sutra The ''Diamond Sutra'' (Sanskrit: ) is a Mahayana, Mahāyāna Buddhism, Buddhist sutra from the genre of ('perfection of wisdom') sutras. Translated into a variety of languages over a broad geographic range, the ''Diamond Sūtra'' is one of th ...

* Diamond Way Buddhism * Dighajanu Sutta *

Digha Nikaya Digha (), is a seaside resort town in the state of West Bengal, India. It lies in Purba Medinipur district and at the northern end of the Bay of Bengal. The town has a low gradient with a shallow sand beach. It is a popular sea resort in India. ...

Dignāga Dignāga (also known as ''Diṅnāga'', ) was an Indian Buddhist philosopher and logician. He is credited as one of the Buddhism, Buddhist founders of Indian logic (''hetu vidyā'') and Buddhist atomism, atomism. Dignāga's work laid the grou ...

* Dipa Ma *

Dipankara Dipankara (Pali: ''Dīpaṅkara''; Sanskrit: ', "Lamp bearer") or Dipankara Buddha is one of the Buddhas of the past. He is said to have lived on Earth four asankheyyas and one hundred thousand kalpas ago. According to Buddhists, Dipankara wa ...

* '' Dīpavaṃsa'' * Dirgha Agama * Disciple or Hearer *

Divyavadana The ''Divyāvadāna'' or Divine narratives is a Sanskrit anthology of Buddhist avadana tales, many originating in Mūlasarvāstivādin vinaya texts. It may be dated to 2nd century CE. The stories themselves are therefore quite ancient and may be a ...

* Diyawadana Nilame *

Dōgen was a Japanese people, Japanese Zen Buddhism, Buddhist Bhikkhu, monk, writer, poet, philosopher, and founder of the Sōtō school of Zen in Japan. He is also known as Dōgen Kigen (), Eihei Dōgen (), Kōso Jōyō Daishi (), and Busshō Dent� ...

* '' Doing Time, Doing Vipassana'' *

Dōkyō was a Japanese monk who rose to power through the favor of Empress Kōken (Empress Shōtoku) and became a ''Daijō-daijin Zenji'', the rank set up for him, and later became a ''Hōō'', the highest rank of the religious world. He served Ryoben ...

* Dolpopa Sherab Gyaltsen * Dona Sutta * Donchee * Dongshan Liangjie * Issan Dorsey * Drikung Kagyu *

Drukpa Lineage The Drukpa or Drukpa Kagyu () lineage, sometimes called Dugpa in older sources, is a branch of the Kagyu school of Tibetan Buddhism. The Kagyu school is one of the Sarma or "New Translation" schools of Tibetan Buddhism. The Drukpa lineage w ...

* Drupka Teshi * Dudjom Rinpoche * Dukkha *

Dzogchen Dzogchen ( 'Great Completion' or 'Great Perfection'), also known as ''atiyoga'' ( utmost yoga), is a tradition of teachings in Indo-Tibetan Buddhism and Bön aimed at discovering and continuing in the ultimate ground of existence. The goal ...

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Early Buddhist schools The early Buddhist schools refers to the History of Buddhism in India, Indian Buddhist "doctrinal schools" or "schools of thought" (Sanskrit: ''vāda'') which arose out of the early unified Buddhist monasticism, Buddhist monastic community (San ...

* Early Buddhist texts *

Edicts of Ashoka The Edicts of Ashoka are a collection of more than thirty inscriptions on the Pillars of Ashoka, as well as boulders and cave walls, attributed to Emperor Ashoka of the Maurya Empire who ruled most of the Indian subcontinent from 268 BCE to 2 ...

* Effort * Eido Tai Shimano * Eight auspicious symbols *

Eight Garudhammas The controversial Eight Garudhammas (Sanskrit: ,Here or is used as an adjective, the wikilink points to the associated sanskrit noun. See The Pali Text Society's Pali-English dictionary entry for translated as 'rules of respect', 'principles ...

* Eight Great Events * Eindawya Pagoda * Eisai *

Ekaggata Ekaggatā (Pali; Sanskrit: '' ekāgratā'', एकाग्रता, "one-pointedness") is a Pali Buddhist term, meaning tranquility of mind or one-pointedness, but also "unification of mind." According to the Theravada-tradition, in their reint ...

* Ekayana Monastery bombing (2013) * Ekavyahāraka * Ekottara Āgama * Ellora Caves * Mount Emei *

Emerald Buddha The Emerald Buddha ( , or , ) is an image of the meditating Gautama Buddha seated in a Meditation attitude, meditative posture, made of a semi-precious green stone (jasper rather than emerald or jade), clothed in gold, and about tall. The imag ...

Emptiness Emptiness as a human condition is a sense of generalized boredom, social alienation, nihilism, and apathy. Feelings of emptiness often accompany dysthymia, depression (mood), depression, loneliness, anhedonia, wiktionary:despair, despair, or o ...

Engaku-ji , or Engaku-ji (円覚寺), is one of the most important Zen Buddhist temple complexes in Japan and is ranked second among Kamakura's Five Mountains. It is situated in the city of Kamakura, in Kanagawa Prefecture to the south of Tokyo. Founded ...

Energy Energy () is the physical quantity, quantitative physical property, property that is transferred to a physical body, body or to a physical system, recognizable in the performance of Work (thermodynamics), work and in the form of heat and l ...

* Engaged Buddhism *

Enlightenment in Buddhism The English term ''enlightenment'' is the Western translation of various Buddhist terms, most notably ''bodhi'' and ''vimutti''. The abstract noun ''bodhi'' (; Sanskrit: बोधि; Pali: ''bodhi'') means the knowledge or wisdom, or awakene ...

Equanimity Equanimity is a state of psychological stability and composure which is undisturbed by the experience of or exposure to emotions, pain, or other phenomena that may otherwise cause a loss of mental balance. The virtue and value of equanimity is ...

* Esala Mangallaya * Esala Perahera * Buddhist eschatology * Eternal Buddha *

* Buddhist Ethics (discipline)

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Faith in Buddhism In Buddhism, faith (, ) refers to a serene commitment to the practice of Gautama Buddha, the Buddha's teaching, and to trust in enlightened or highly developed beings, such as Buddha (title), Buddhas or ''bodhisattvas'' (those aiming to b ...

* Family of Gautama Buddha *

Faxian Faxian (337–), formerly romanization of Chinese, romanized as Fa-hien and Fa-hsien, was a Han Chinese, Chinese Chinese Buddhism, Buddhist bhikkhu, monk and translator who traveled on foot from Eastern Jin dynasty, Jin China to medieval India t ...

* Fayun *

Fazang Fazang (; 643–712) was a Sogdian- Chinese Buddhist scholar, translator, and religious leader of the Tang dynasty. He was the third patriarch of the Huayan school of East Asian Buddhism, a key figure at the Chinese Imperial Court, and an inf ...

Feeling According to the '' APA Dictionary of Psychology'', a feeling is "a self-contained phenomenal experience"; feelings are "subjective, evaluative, and independent of the sensations, thoughts, or images evoking them". The term ''feeling'' is closel ...

* Festival of Floral Offerings * Filial piety in Buddhism *

Fire Sermon Fire is the rapid oxidation of a fuel in the exothermic chemical process of combustion, releasing heat, light, and various reaction products. Flames, the most visible portion of the fire, are produced in the combustion reaction when the fuel ...

* Zoketsu Norman Fischer * Five Aggregates *

Five Hindrances In the Buddhist tradition, the five hindrances (; Pali: ') are identified as mental factors that hinder progress in meditation and in daily life. In the Theravada tradition, these factors are identified specifically as obstacles to the jhānas ...

* Five Precepts * Five Spiritual Faculties * Five Strengths * Five Wisdom Buddhas * Five Wisdoms * Fo Guang Shan * Fo Guang Shan Buddha Museum * Foguang Temple (Mangshi) * Footprint of the Buddha * James Ishmael Ford * Forest Tradition of Ajahn Chah *

Form Form is the shape, visual appearance, or configuration of an object. In a wider sense, the form is the way something happens. Form may also refer to: *Form (document), a document (printed or electronic) with spaces in which to write or enter dat ...

* Formations * Fotudeng *

Four Buddhist Persecutions in China The Four Buddhist Persecutions in China () were the wholesale suppression of Buddhism carried out on four occasions from the 5th through the 10th century by four Chinese emperors: Emperor Taiwu of the Northern Wei dynasty, Emperor Wu of the Nor ...

* Four Dharmadhātu * Four Divine Abidings * Four Great Elements *

Four Heavenly Kings The Four Heavenly Kings are four Buddhism, Buddhist gods or Deva (Buddhism), ''devas'', each of whom is believed to watch over one cardinal direction of the world. The Hall of Four Heavenly Kings is a standard component of Chinese Buddhism, Ch ...

Four Noble Truths In Buddhism, the Four Noble Truths (; ; "The Four Arya (Buddhism), arya satya") are "the truths of the noble one (the Buddha)," a statement of how things really are (Three marks of existence, the three marks of existence) when they are seen co ...

* Four Right Exertions *

Four sights The four sights are four events described in the legendary account of Gautama Buddha's life which led to his realization of the impermanence and the ultimate dissatisfaction of conditioned existence. According to this legend, before these encoun ...

Four stages of enlightenment In Buddhism, the fruits of the noble path (Sanskrit: āryamārgaphala, Pali: ariyamaggaphala; Tibetan: ’phags lam gyi ’bras bu; Chinese: shengdaoguo 聖道果) are four stages on the path to full awakening (''bodhi''). These four fruits or s ...

* Fourteen unanswerable questions * Friends of the Western Buddhist Order * Gil Fronsdal * Fuju-fuse * Fuke Zen

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Gadaw Gadaw (, ; also spelt kadaw) is a Burmese language, Burmese verb referring to a Burma, Burmese tradition in which a person, always of lower social standing, pays respect or Homage (feudal), homage to a person of higher standing (including Buddhist ...

* Gawdawpalin Temple * Gal Vihara * Gampopa *

Gandhara Gandhara () was an ancient Indo-Aryan people, Indo-Aryan civilization in present-day northwest Pakistan and northeast Afghanistan. The core of the region of Gandhara was the Peshawar valley, Peshawar (Pushkalawati) and Swat valleys extending ...

Gandharan Buddhism Gandhāran Buddhism was the Buddhist culture of ancient Gandhāra, which was a major center of Buddhism in the northwestern Indian subcontinent from the 3rd century BCE to approximately 1200 CE.Kurt Behrendt, Pia Brancaccio, Gandharan Buddhism ...

* Gandharan Buddhist texts *

Gandharva A ''gandharva'' () is a member of a class of celestial beings in Indian religions, such as Hinduism, Buddhism, and Jainism, whose males are divine performers such as musicians and singers, and the females are divine dancers. In Hinduism, they ...

Ganden Tripa The Ganden Tripa, also spelled Gaden Tripa ( "Holder of the Ganden Throne"), is the title of the spiritual leader of the Gelug school of Tibetan Buddhism, the school that controlled central Tibet from the mid-17th century until the 1950s. The 10 ...

* Gangaramaya Temple *

Garab Dorje Garab Dorje (c. 665) () was the first human to receive the complete direct transmission teachings of Sutra, Tantra and Dzogchen. The circumstances of his birth are shrouded in different interpretations, with some accounts describing a miraculous ...

* Gatbawi *

Gautama Buddha Siddhartha Gautama, most commonly referred to as the Buddha (),* * * was a śramaṇa, wandering ascetic and religious teacher who lived in South Asia during the 6th or 5th century BCE and founded Buddhism. According to Buddhist lege ...

* Gautama Buddha in world religions * Gavāṃpati * Gaya * Gelukpa * Gempo Yamamoto *

Generosity Generosity (also called largesse) is the virtue of being liberal in charity (practice), giving, often as gifts. Generosity is regarded as a virtue by various world religions and List of philosophies, philosophies and is often celebrated in cultur ...

* Geshe * Geumdong Mireuk Bosal Bangasang * Gihwa * Girihandu Seya * Tetsugen Bernard Glassman * Global Buddhist Network *

Global Buddhist Summit The "Global Buddhist Summit" is a conference attended by Buddhist monks from several nations. The conference is attended by scholars, leaders of the Sangha, and practitioners of the Dharma from around the world. In 2023 summit, there were 173 ...

Global Vipassana Pagoda The Global Vipassana Pagoda is a Meditation#Buddhism, Meditation dome hall with a capacity to seat around 8,000 Vipassana meditators (the largest such meditation hall in the world) near Gorai and is also the main attraction in Gorai, in the nor ...

* Glossary of Buddhism * Gnosticism and Buddhism *

God in Buddhism Generally speaking, Buddhism is a religion that does not include the belief in a Monotheism, monotheistic creator deity.Harvey, Peter (2019). ''"Buddhism and Monotheism",'' p. 1. Cambridge University Press. As such, it has often been described ...

* S. N. Goenka *

Golden Buddha (statue) The Golden Buddha, officially titled Phra Phuttha Maha Suwanna Patimakon (; ), commonly known in Thai as Phra Sukhothai Traimit (), is a gold Maravijaya Attitude seated Buddharupa statue, with a weight of 5.5 tonnes (5,500 kilograms). It is loca ...

Golden Light Sutra The Golden Light Sutra or (; ) is a Buddhist text of the Mahayana branch of Buddhism. In Sanskrit, the full title is ''Suvarṇaprabhāsottamasūtrendrarājaḥ'' "The King of Sutras on the Sublime Golden Radiance" History The sutra was origina ...

Golden Pagoda, Namsai The Golden Pagoda of Namsai, also known as Kongmu Kham, in the Tai languages, Tai-Khamti language, is a Myanmar architecture, Burmese-style Buddhist temple that was opened in 2010. It is located on a complex in Namsai District of Arunachal Pra ...

* Joseph Goldstein (writer) * Golulaka * Gradual training *

Great Buddha (Bodh Gaya) The Great Buddha statue is one of the popular stops on the Buddhist pilgrimage and tourist routes in Bodh Gaya, Bihar (India India, officially the Republic of India, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and depend ...

Great Buddha of Thailand The Big Buddha of Thailand, also known as The Great Buddha, The Big Buddha of Thailand, Phra Buddha Maha Nawamin, and Mahaminh Sakayamunee Visejchaicharn (; ) is a statue of the Buddha, located in Ang Thong Province of Thailand. It is the tall ...

* '' Great Tang Records on the Western Regions'' *

Greco-Buddhism Greco-Buddhism or Graeco-Buddhism was a cultural syncretism between Hellenistic culture and Buddhism developed between the 4th century BC and the 5th century AD in Gandhara, which was in present-day Pakistan and parts of north-east Afghanis ...

Greco-Buddhist art The Greco-Buddhist art or Gandhara art is the artistic manifestation of Greco-Buddhism, a cultural syncretism between Ancient Greek art and Buddhism. It had mainly evolved in the ancient region of Gandhara, located in the northwestern fringe of t ...

* Greco-Buddhist monasticism * Guan Yin * Guang Qin * Gubyaukgyi Temple (Myinkaba) * Guntupalli Group of Buddhist Monuments

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Hachiman In Japanese religion, ''Yahata'' (八幡神, ancient Shinto pronunciation) formerly in Shinto and later commonly known as Hachiman (八幡神, Japanese Buddhist pronunciation) is the syncretic divinity of archery and war, incorporating elements f ...

* Haeinsa * Haibutsu kishaku * Hajime Nakamura *

Hakuin Ekaku was one of the most influential figures in Japanese Zen Buddhism, who regarded bodhicitta, working for the benefit of others, as the ultimate concern of Zen-training. While never having received formal dharma transmission, he is regarded as th ...

* Haku'un Yasutani * Ryushin Paul Haller *

Hall of Four Heavenly Kings The ''Tianwang Dian'' (; lit: ”Hall of the Heavenly Kings”) is the first important hall inside a shanmen (mount gate) in Chinese Buddhist temples and is named due to the Four Heavenly Kings statues enshrined in the hall. Maitreya Buddha i ...

Hall of Guanyin The ''Guanyin Dian'' ( or ) (lit: “Hall of Guanyin”) is the most important annex hall in Chinese Buddhism, Chinese Buddhist temples and is mainly for enshrining the Bodhisattva Guanyin (Avalokiteśvara). Guanyin, also called "Guanshiyin" (), ...

* Hall of Guru * Hall of Kshitigarbha * Hall of Sangharama Palace * Hamsa bird, Hamsa * Han Yong-un * Sukha, Happiness * Harada Daiun Sogaku * Kishimojin, Hariti * Hatadage * Hatthaka of Alavi * Heart Sutra * Deva (Buddhism), Heaven * Naraka (Buddhism), Hell * Henepola Gunaratana * Heng Sure * Hermann Hesse * Higher evolution * Hikkaduwe Sri Sumangala Thera * Hinayana * Hiranya Varna Mahavihar * History of Buddhism * History of Buddhism in Cambodia * History of Buddhism in India * History of Buddhism in India and Tibet * History of the Thai Forest Tradition * Hngettwin Nikaya * Buddhist holidays * Hōnen * Hong Choon * Hong Yi * Honpa Hongwanji Mission of Hawaii * Ho trai * Houn Jiyu-Kennett * Householder (Buddhism), Householder * Hsinbyume Pagoda * Hsi Lai Temple * Hsing Yun * Hsuan Hua * Hsu Yun * Htilin Monastery * Htilominlo Temple * Htupayon Pagoda * Huangbo Xiyun * Huayan school * Cheri Huber * Huichang Persecution of Buddhism * Dajian Huineng * Human beings in Buddhism * Humanistic Buddhism * Christmas Humphreys * Preta, Hungry ghost * Huot Tat * Hwaom * Hyecho

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* Icchantika * I Ching (monk) * Iconography of Gautama Buddha in Laos and Thailand * Iddhi * Iddhipada * Avidyā (Buddhism), Ignorance * Daisaku Ikeda * Ikkō-shū * Ikkyū * Imakita Kosen * Impermanence * Indonesian Esoteric Buddhism * Indrasala Cave * Indriya * Infinite Life Sutra * Ingen * Innumerable Meanings Sutra * Vipassana, Insight * Insight Meditation Society * International Buddhist College * International Buddhist Studies College * International Congress on Buddhist Women's Role in the Sangha * International Meditation Centre * International Theravada Buddhist Missionary University * Ippen * Itivuttaka

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* Jai Bhim * Buddhism and Jainism, Jainism and Buddhism * Jakuen * Jakushitsu Genkō * Jakusho Kwong * Jamgon Kongtrul * Jana Baha Dyah Jatra * Jana bahal * * Jataka tales * Jāti (Buddhism) * Jaya Sri Maha Bodhi * Jetavana * Jetavanaramaya * Jetsundamba * Jhāna * Jianzhi Sengcan * ''Jinakalamali'' * Jinapañjara * Jinul * Jisha * Mount Jiuhua * Jizang * Jnanagupta * Jnanaprasthana * Jnanasutra * Jnanayasas * Jodo Shinshu * Jōdo shū * John Garrie * Jokhang * Jonang * Jukai

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* Kaba Aye Pagoda * Kadampa * Kadawedduwe Jinavamsa Mahathera * Kagyu * Kaichō * Mount Kailash * Kakusandha * Kalachakra * Kalama Sutta * Kalpa (aeon) * David Kalupahana * Kalu Rinpoche * Kalyāṇa-mittatā * Kalyani Inscriptions * Kalyani Ordination Hall * Kāma * Kamalapur Dharmarajika Bauddha Vihara * Kamalaśīla * Kammapatha * * Kandahar Bilingual Rock Inscription * Kandahar Greek Edicts of Ashoka * Kandy Esala Perahera * Kangan Giin * Kang Senghui * Kangyur * Kanheri Caves * Kanishka * Kanishka casket * Kanishka Stupa * Kanthaka * Kapilavastu (ancient city), Kapilavatthu * Philip Kapleau * Kappiya * Kargah Buddha * Karla Caves * Karma in Buddhism * Karma in Tibetan Buddhism * Karma Kagyu * Karmapa ** Düsum Khyenpa, 1st Karmapa (Düsum Khyenpa) ** Karma Pakshi, 2nd Karmapa (Karma Pakshi) ** Rangjung Dorje, 3rd Karmapa (Rangjung Dorje) ** Rolpe Dorje, 4th Karmapa (Rolpe Dorje) ** Deshin Shekpa, 5th Karmapa (Deshin Shekpa) ** Thongwa Dönden, 6th Karmapa (Thongwa Dönden) ** Chödrak Gyatso, 7th Karmapa (Chödrak Gyatso) ** Mikyö Dorje, 8th Karmapa (Mikyö Dorje) ** Wangchuk Dorje, 9th Karmapa (Wangchuk Dorje) ** Chöying Dorje, 10th Karmapa (Chöying Dorje) ** Yeshe Dorje, 11th Karmapa (Yeshe Dorje) ** Changchub Dorje, 12th Karmapa (Changchub Dorje) ** Dudul Dorje, 13th Karmapa (Dudul Dorje) ** Thekchok Dorje, 14th Karmapa (Thekchok Dorje) ** Khakyab Dorje, 15th Karmapa (Khakyab Dorje) ** Rangjung Rigpe Dorje, 16th Karmapa (Rangjung Rigpe Dorje) * Karma Thinley Rinpoche * Karuṇā * Kasaya (clothing) * Kasina * Kassapa Buddha * Kāśyapīya * Kathavatthu * Kathina * Kaunghmudaw Pagoda * Kāyagatāsati Sutta * Kegon * Keido Fukushima * Keiji Nishitani * Keisaku * Keizan * Kek Lok Si * Kelaniya Raja Maha Vihara * Kensho * Kesariya * Kevatta Sutta * Khaggavisana Sutta * Khakkhara * Skandha, Khandha * Khandhaka * Kshanti, Khanti * Khatha * Khema * Khenpo * Khmer Empire * Khuddaka Nikaya * Khuddakapatha * Khujjuttarā * Kleśā (Buddhism), Kilesa * Kimbell seated Bodhisattva * Kindo Baha * Kinhin * Kiribathgoda Gnanananda Thero * Kiri Vehera * Kisa Gotami * Kishimojin * Kitaro Nishida * Knowing Buddha * Koan * Kodo Sawaki * Koṇāgamana * Kaundinya, Kondañña * Korawakgala * Korean Buddhist sculpture * Korean Buddhist temples * Jack Kornfield * Kosambi * Kothduwa temple * Kotmale Mahaweli Maha Seya * Kotugoda Dhammawasa Thero * Kripasaran, Kripasaran Mahathera * Ksitigarbha * Ksudraka Agama * Kūkai * Kumārajīva * Kumar Kashyap Mahasthavir * Kundaung * Kunjed Gyalpo Tantra * Kurjey Lhakhang * Kushinagar * Kuthodaw Pagoda * Kyaikhtisaung Pagoda * Kyaikkhauk Pagoda * Kyaiktiyo Pagoda * Kyaung * Kyaukse elephant dance festival * Kyauktawgyi Buddha Temple (Mandalay) * Kyauktawgyi Buddha Temple (Yangon) * Kyichu Lhakhang * Kyoto * Kyōzō

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* Laykyun Sekkya * ''Lalitavistara Sutra'' * Lama * Lamrim Yeshe Nyingpo * Lankarama * ''Lankavatara Sutra'' * Lao Buddhist sculpture * Hugo Enomiya-Lassalle * Lawkananda Pagoda * Upāsaka, Lay follower * Ledi Sayadaw * Lhabab Duchen * Liangqing (monk) * Liberation Rite of Water and Land * Life release * Lineage (Buddhism), Lineage * Linji school * Linji Yixuan * Lion Capital of Ashoka * List of Bodhisattvas * List of Buddha claimants * List of Buddhas * List of Buddhist temples ** List of Buddhist temples in Japan *** List of Buddhist temples in Kyoto ** List of Buddhist temples in Thailand ** List of Buddhist temples in Myanmar ** List of Buddhist temples in Cambodia ** List of Buddhist temples in the United States ** List of Buddhist temples in Singapore ** List of Buddhist temples in Canada ** List of Buddhist temples in Malaysia ** List of Buddhist temples in Indonesia ** List of Buddhist temples in India ** List of Buddhist temples in Bhutan ** List of Buddhist temples in Mongolia ** List of Buddhist temples in Bangladesh * List of Buddhists ** List of American Buddhists ** List of Korean Buddhists ** List of Marathi Buddhists ** List of Rinzai Buddhists * List of converts to Buddhism * List of converts to Buddhism from Christianity * List of converts to Buddhism from Hinduism * List of Edicts of Ashoka * List of Mahaviharas of Newar Buddhism * List of monasteries in Nepal * List of places where Gautama Buddha stayed * List of Sāsana Azani recipients * List of stupas in Nepal * List of suttas * List of the twenty-eight Buddhas * Lobsang Palden Yeshe * Lobsang Yeshe * Buddhist logic * ''Lohicca Sutta'' * Lokaksema (Buddhist monk) * Lokesvararaja * Lokuttaravada * Longchenpa * Longmen Grottoes * John Daido Loori * Lord Buddha TV * Loriyan Tangai * Lotus Sutra * Mettā, Loving-kindness * Luang Phor Phet * Luangpho Yai * Luang Por * Luang Por Dattajivo * Luang Por Dhammajayo * Luang Por Khun Parissuddho * Luangpor Thong * Luang Prabang * Luang Pu Sodh Candasaro * Luang Pu Thuat * Luang Pu Waen Suciṇṇo * Luipa * Lumbini * Lumbini Buddhist University * Lumbini Development Trust * Lumbini Natural Park * Lumbini pillar inscription * Luminous mind

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* Madhu Purnima * Madhyama Āgama * Madhyamaka, Mādhyamaka * Madihe Pannaseeha Thero * Maechi * Magha Puja * Maha Aungmye Bonzan Monastery * Mahābhūta * Maha Bodhi Tahtaung * Mahabodhi Temple * Mahabodhi Temple, Bagan * Mahachulalongkornrajavidyalaya University * Mahadeva (Buddhism), Mahadeva * Mahadharmaraksita * Mahādvāra Nikāya * Mahagandhayon Monastery * Preah Maha Ghosananda, Maha Ghosananda * Maha Kapphina * Mahākāśyapa, Mahakassapa * Mahamakut Buddhist University * Maudgalyayana, Mahamoggallāna * Mahamudra * Mahamuni Buddha * Mahanayaka * Maha Nikaya * Mahanipata Jataka * Mahapajapati Gotami * Mahaparinibbana Sutta * Mahaparinirvana * Mahasamghika * Mahasantisukha Buddha Sasana Center * Mahasati Meditation * Satipatthana Sutta, Mahāsatipaṭṭhāna Sutta * Mahasiddha * Mahasi Sayadaw * Mahasthabir Nikaya * Mahasthamaprapta * Mahavamsa * Mahāvastu * Mahavihara *

* Mahayana Mahaparinirvana Sutra * Mahayana sutras * Mahinda (buddhist monk), Mahinda * Mahinda College * Mahindarama Buddhist Temple * Mahisasaka * Mahiyangana Raja Maha Vihara *

* Majjhantika * Majjhima Nikaya * Major Pillar Edicts * Major Rock Edicts * Makyo * Buddhist prayer beads, Mala * Manas (early Buddhism), Manas * Mandala * Mandala of the Two Realms * Mandalay Hill * Mandarava * Mangala Sutta * Mani stone * Manjusri * Mañjuśrīmitra * Mantra * Manuha Temple * Mapalagama Wipulasara Maha Thera * Mara (demon) * Marathi Buddhists * Marananta * Maravijaya attitude * Marpa Lotsawa * Buddhist view of marriage * Masoyein Monastery * Rūpa, Matter * Mathura lion capital * Mawtinzun Pagoda * Maya (mother of the Buddha), Maya * Maya Devi Temple, Lumbini * Maya (illusion) * Mazu Daoyi * Medawi * Medhankara (disambiguation), Medhankara * Bhaisajyaguru, Medicine Buddha * Medirigiriya Vatadage * Buddhist meditation, Meditation * Meditation attitude * Menander I * Mental factors * Merit (Buddhism), Merit * Mes Aynak * Mettā * Metta Sutta * Middle Way * Midwest Buddhist Temple Ginza Holiday Festival * Migettuwatte Gunananda Thera * Mihintale * Mikkyō * Milarepa * Milinda Panha, Milinda Pañha * Citta, Mind * Mindfulness (Buddhism) * Mindstream * Mingalaba * Mingalazedi Pagoda * Mingun Sayadaw * Minor Rock Edicts * Miracles of Gautama Buddha * Mirisawetiya Vihara * Mogao Caves * Moggaliputta-Tissa * Moheyan * Monastic education * Monastic examinations * Tricivara, Monastic robe (Tricivara) ** Antaravasaka ** Uttarasanga ** Sangati * Monastic schools in Myanmar * Buddhist monasticism * Mondop * Mondo (scripture) * Bhikkhu, Monk * Mind monkey, Monkey mind * Śīla, Morality * ''Mouzi Lihuolun'' * Muaro Jambi Temple Compounds * Mucalinda * Mudita * Mudra * Muho Noelke * Mūlapariyāya Sutta * Mulian Rescues His Mother * Muragala *

* Musō Soseki * Muyan * Myadaung Monastery * Myōe

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* Naga Prok attitude * Nagarjuna, Nāgārjuna * Nagasena, Nāgasena * Nagayon Pagoda * Nairatmya * Nakahara Nantenbo * Nalanda * Namarupa * Namtso * Namu Myōhō Renge Kyō * ''A Record of Buddhist Practices Sent Home from the Southern Sea, Nanhai Jigui Neifa Zhuan'' * Nanamoli Bhikkhu, Ñāṇamoli Bhikkhu * Nanavira Thera, Ñāṇavīra Thera * Nanda (half-brother of Buddha) * Nanda (Buddhist nun) * Nara, Nara * Naraka (Buddhism), Naraka * Naropa * Naropa University * Nasik Caves * Navayana * Nekkhamma * Nenang Pawo * Neo-Buddhism * Nettipakarana * Newar Buddhism * Ngagpa * Ngahtatgyi Buddha Temple * Nianfo * Nibbana * Nichiren * Nichiren Buddhism * Nichiren Shōshū * Nichiren-shū * Nidana * Niddesa * Nikāya * Nikaya Buddhism * Nikkō (priest) * Nīlakaṇṭha Dhāraṇī * Nio (Buddhism), Nio protectors * Nipponzan-Myōhōji * Nirvana * Nissarana Vanaya * Niyama * Noble Eightfold Path * Anagami, Non-returner * Anatta, Non-self * Samanera, Novice monk * Samaneri, Novice nun * Nubchen Sangye Yeshe * Bhikkhuni, Nun * Nung Chan Monastery * Nyanaponika Thera * Nyanatiloka Mahathera * Nyingma * Nyingmapa * Nyogen Senzaki

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* Ōbaku * Oda Sesso * Offering (Buddhism) * Henry Steel Olcott * Jarāmaraṇa, Old age * Ole Nydahl * Om * Om mani padme hum * Sakadagami, Once-returner * Ordination hall * Ōryōki * Outline of Buddhism

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* Pa-Auk Forest Monastery * Bhaddanta Āciṇṇa, Pa-Auk Sayadaw * Pabbajjā * Padmasambhava * Padumuttara Buddha * Pagoda * Pagoda festival * Pakhannge Monastery * Pak Ou Caves * Pāli * Pāli Canon * Pali literature * Pali Text Society * Panadura * The Five Precepts, Pancasila * Panchen Lama ** Khedrup Gelek Pelzang, 1st Panchen Lama (Khedrup Gelek Pelzang) ** Sönam Choklang, 2nd Panchen Lama (Sönam Choklang) ** Ensapa Lobsang Döndrup, 3rd Panchen Lama (Ensapa Lobsang Döndrup) ** Lobsang Chökyi Gyaltsen, 4th Panchen Lama (Lobsang Chökyi Gyaltsen) ** Lobsang Yeshe, 5th Panchen Lama (Lobsang Yeshe) ** Lobsang Palden Yeshe, 6th Panchen Lama (Lobsang Palden Yeshe) ** Palden Tenpai Nyima, 7th Panchen Lama (Palden Tenpai Nyima) ** Tenpai Wangchuk, 8th Panchen Lama (Tenpai Wangchuk) ** Thubten Choekyi Nyima, 9th Panchen Lama, 9th Panchen Lama (Thubten Choekyi Nyima) ** Choekyi Gyaltsen, 10th Panchen Lama (Choekyi Gyaltsen) ** Gedhun Choekyi Nyima, 11th Panchen Lama (Gedhun Choekyi Nyima) ** Gyaincain Norbu, 11th Panchen Lama (Gyaincain Norbu) * Pancika * Wisdom in Buddhism, Paññā * Paññāsa Jātaka * Conceptual Proliferation, Papañca * Parable of the Poisoned Arrow * Paracanonical texts (Theravada Buddhism) * Paramartha * Paramita * Parinirvana, Parinibbana (Parinirvana) * Parinibbana of Mahamoggallana * Paritta * Parivara * Pariyatti * Pariyatti (bookstore) * Parwati Soepangat * Pasenadi * Passaddhi * Paticcasamuppāda * Kshanti, Patience * Patikulamanasikara * Pāṭimokkha * Patisambhidamagga * Patna * Paṭṭhāna * Paubha * Pāvā * Pavarana * Pawo * Payathonzu Temple * Peace Revolution * Saṃjñā, Perception * Sutra of Perfect Enlightenment, Perfect Enlightenment Sutra * Perfection of Wisdom * Perfection of Wisdom School * Persecution of Buddhists * Preta, Peta * Petakopadesa * Petavatthu * Sparśa, Phassa * Pha That Luang * Phaung Daw U Pagoda * Phowa *

* Phra Bang * Phra Mae Thorani * Phra Mahathat Kaen Nakhon * Phra Malai, Phra Malai Kham Luang * Phra Pathom Chedi * Phra Phuttha Sihing * Phra That Kham Kaen * Phuket Big Buddha * Phurba * Phutthamonthon * Physical characteristics of the Buddha * Buddhist pilgrimage * Pillars of Ashoka * Pindaya Caves * Pindola Bharadvaja * Pirivena * Pitalkhora Caves * Pīti * Priyadasi, Piyadasi * Piyadassi Maha Thera * Platform Sutra * Buddhist poetry * Polonnaruwa Vatadage * Polwatte Buddhadatta Thera * Post-canonical Buddhist texts * Potala Palace * Poya * Poy Sang Long * Prabashvara * Pragyananda Mahasthavir * Prahevajra * Wisdom in Buddhism, Prajna * Prajna (Buddhist Monk) * Prajnananda Mahathera * Prajnaparamita * Prajnaparamita of Java * Prajnaptisastra * Prajnaptivada, Prajñaptivāda * Prakaranapada * Prakrit * Pranidhipurna Mahavihar * Prasaṅgika * Prasat (Thai architecture) * Pratimoksha * Pratītyasamutpāda * Pratyekabuddha * Buddhist prayer beads * Prayer wheel * Preah Maha Ghosananda * Precept, Samadhi, Enlightenment * Pre-sectarian Buddhism * Prince Sattva * Conceptual Proliferation, Proliferation * Prostration (Buddhism), Prostration * Pudgalavada, Pudgalavāda * Puggalapannatti * Puja (Buddhism), Puja * Puṇṇa Mantānīputta * Pure Abodes * Pure land * Pure Land Buddhism * Purisa * Purity in Buddhism * Mount Putuo * Pyatthat * Pyrrhonism

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* Queen Maya

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* Rāhula * Rainbow body * Rajgir, Rajagaha * Rajguru Aggavamsa Mahathera * Rajguru Priyo Ratana Mahathera * Ramagrama stupa * Rāmañña Nikāya * Ramifications of the Buddha concept * Rangjung Rigpe Dorje * Ratana Sutta * Ratmalane Sri Dharmaloka Thera * Ratnasambhava * Reality in Buddhism * Rebirth (Buddhism) * Refuge (Buddhism) * Reincarnation * Relics associated with Buddha * Relics of Sariputta and Moggallana * Relic of the tooth of the Buddha * Rennyo * Nekkhamma, Renunciation * Ridi Viharaya * Rime movement * Rhinoceros Sutra * Rinpoche * Rinzai * Rōben * Robert Baker Aitken * Rohatsu * Rohini (Buddha's disciple) * Rōshi * Sevan Ross * Rumtek * Rūpa * Ruwanwelisaya * Ryōkan

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* Sacca * Sacca-kiriyā * Sacred Mountains of China * Saddha * Sagaing * Saichō * Sakadagami * Śakra (Buddhism) * Sakyapa * Sakya Pandita * Sala kan parian * Ṣaḍāyatana, * Salin Monastery * Sharon Salzberg * Samādhi (Buddhism), Samadhi * Samadhiraja Sutra * Samanera * Samaneri * Samaññaphala Sutta * Samantabhadra (Bodhisattva) * Samantapasadika * Samatha * Samavati * Samaya * Sambhogakaya * Saṃjñā * Sammādiṭṭhi Sutta * Sampajañña * Samsara (Buddhism) * Saṅkhāra, Samskara * Samu Sunim * Saṃvega * Samvriti * Samyak * Samye * Samyutta Nikaya * Sanam Luang Dhamma Studies * Śāṇavāsa * Sanchi * Sandakada pahana * Sandamuni Pagoda * Sand mandala * Sand pagoda * Sangati * Sangha * Sanghamitta * Sanghapala * Sangharaj Nikaya * Sangharaja * Sangharakshita * Sangharama * Sangha Supreme Council * Sanghata Sutra * Sangitiparyaya * Sangrai festival in Bangladesh * Sankassa * * Sanlun * Samjñā, Sañña * Sanskrit * Santacittārāma * Śāntarakṣita * Santi Asoke * Sanzen * Saptparni cave * Saraha * Sariputta * Sariputra in the Jatakas, Sariputta in the Jatakas * Śarīra * Sarnath * Sarvastivada * Sati (Buddhism), Sati * Satipatthana * Satipatthana Sutta * Satori * Satuditha * Sautrāntika * Sravasti, Savatthi * Śrāvaka, Sāvaka * Sāvakabuddha * Seven Factors of Enlightenment, Satta sambojjhaṅgā * Sautrantaka * ''Sawlumin inscription'' * Sayadaw * Sayadaw U Narada * Sayadaw U Pandita * Pannavamsa, Sayadaw U Paññāvaṃsa * Rewata Dhamma, Sayadaw U Rewata Dhamma * Sayadaw U Tejaniya * Schools of Buddhism * Buddhism and science * Secular Buddhism * Seema Malaka * Sela Cetiya * Sengyou * Ayatana, Sense bases * Sensei * Sentient beings (Buddhism), Sentience * Korean Buddhism#Seon, Seon * Seongcheol * Sesshin * Sesshū Tōyō * Sesson Yūbai * Seto Machindranath * Seung Sahn * Seven Factors of Enlightenment * Zhabdrung Rinpoche, Shabdrung * Shakyamuni * Shamarpa * Shambhala * Shambhala Buddhism * Shambhala Training * Shangpa Kagyu * Shanti Stupa, Ladakh * Shantideva * Shaolin Monastery * Shakyo * Sheng-yen * Shichidō garan * Shikantaza * Shin Arahan * Shinbyu * Shin Mahasilavamsa * Shin Raṭṭhasāra * Shin Upagutta * Shin Uttarajiva * Shinbutsu bunri * Shinbutsu kakuri * Shinbutsu-shūgō * Shingon Buddhism, Shingon * Shinran * Shite-thaung Temple * Shivneri Caves * Shodo Harada * Shraddha TV * Shravakayana * Shravasti * Shukongōshin * Shunryu Suzuki * Shurangama Mantra * Shurangama Sutra * Shwedagon Pagoda * Shwegugyi Temple * Shwegyin Nikaya * Shweinbin Monastery * Shwe Indein Pagoda * Shwemawdaw Pagoda * Shwemokhtaw Pagoda * Shwenandaw Monastery * Shwesandaw Pagoda (Bagan) * Shwesandaw Pagoda (Pyay) * Shwesandaw Pagoda (Twante) * Shwethalyaung Hill * Shwethalyaung Pagoda * Shwe Yin Myaw Pagoda * Shwezedi Monastery * Shwezigon Pagoda * Shwezigon Pagoda Bell Inscription * Siam Nikaya ** Asgiri Maha Viharaya ** Malwathu Maha Viharaya * Sibi Jataka * Siddhartha Gautama * Sigalovada Sutta * Sikhī Buddha * S. Mahinda, Sikkim Mahinda Thero * Śīla * Silk Road transmission of Buddhism * Silver Pagoda, Phnom Penh * Similarities between Pyrrhonism and Buddhism * Simsapa tree * Sitagu Sayadaw * Sitatapatra * Sithulpawwa Rajamaha Viharaya * Sīvali * Six heretical teachers * Six realms * Sixteen Arhats * Six yogas of Naropa * Skanda (Buddhism) * Skandha * Smot (chanting) * Sobin Yamada * Soen Nakagawa * Soeng Hyang * Soka Gakkai * Soko Morinaga * Solosmasthana * Somawathiya Chaitya * Somdej Toh * Somdet Kiaw * Songtsän Gampo * Sotāpanna * Sōtō Zen * Soto Zen Buddhist Association * Southern, Eastern and Northern Buddhism * Soyen Shaku * Soyu Matsuoka * Sravaka * Sri Kalyani Yogasrama Samstha * Sri Maha Bodhi * Sri Lankan Forest Tradition * Sri Piyaratana Tissa Mahanayake Thero * Sri Singha * Sri Sumangala College * Standing Buddha * State Pariyatti Sasana University, Mandalay * State Pariyatti Sasana University, Yangon * State Sangha Maha Nayaka Committee * Sthavira nikāya * Store consciousness * Sotapanna, Stream-enterer * Buddhist Studies * Stupa * Stupas in Sri Lanka * Subcommentaries, Theravada * Subhuti * Sudarshan Mahasthavir * Suddhananda Mahathero * Suddhipanthaka * Śuddhodana, Suddhodana * Dukkha, Suffering * Sujata Stupa * Sujin Boriharnwanaket * Sukha * Sukhavati * Sukhothai Historical Park * Sulamani Temple * Sule Pagoda * Sumeru * Sunita * Sunlun Sayadaw * Śūnyatā, Suññatā * Iddhi, Supernormal powers * Supreme Patriarch of Cambodia * Supreme Patriarch of Thailand ** Paramanuchitchinorot, 7th Supreme Patriarch of Thailand ** Pavares Variyalongkorn, 8th Supreme Patriarch of Thailand ** Ariyavangsagatayana (Sa Pussadeva), 9th Supreme Patriarch of Thailand ** Vajirananavarorasa, 10th Supreme Patriarch of Thailand ** Ariyavangsagatayana (Chuan Utthayi), 16th Supreme Patriarch of Thailand ** Ariyavangsagatayana (Pun Puṇṇasiri), 17th Supreme Patriarch of Thailand ** Jinavajiralongkorn, 18th Supreme Patriarch of Thailand ** Vajirañāṇasaṃvara, 19th Supreme Patriarch of Thailand ** Ariyavongsagatanana (Amborn Ambaro), 20th Supreme Patriarch of Thailand * Supushpachandra * Suramgamasamadhi sutra * Suryaprabha * Sutra * Sutra of Forty-two Chapters * Sutra of The Great Vows of Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva * Sutta Nipata * Sutta Pitaka * Suttavibhanga * D. T. Suzuki * Svabhava * Svatantrika * Swayambhunath * Syama Jataka * Buddhist symbolism, Symbolism * Mudita, Sympathetic joy

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* Tagundaing * Taiktaw Monastery * Taisen Deshimaru * ''Taisho Tripitaka'' * Taixu * Taizan Maezumi * Tamote Shinpin Shwegugyi Temple * Tak Bat Devo * Takuan Sōhō * Tanaka Chigaku * Taṇhā * Taṇhaṅkara Buddha * Tantkyitaung Pagoda * Tantra * Tantric sex * Tarka sastra * Trapusa and Bahalika * Tara (Buddhism) * Taranatha * John Tarrant (Zen Buddhist) * Tathāgata * Tathagatagarbha doctrine * ''Tathagatagarbha Sutra'' * Tathālokā Bhikkhunī * Tathātā/Dharmatā * Taung Galay Sayadaw * Taunggwin Sayadaw * Taung Kalat * Tawagu Pagoda * Taxila * Tazaungdaing Festival * Temple of the Tooth * Tendai * Tengyur * Ten Fetters * Pāramitā, Ten Perfections * Tep Vong * Ten Principal Disciples * Ten spiritual realms * Ten Stages Sutra * 14th Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso * Terma (Buddhism), Terma * Terton * Thai Buddhist sculpture * Thai Forest Tradition * Thai temple art and architecture * Thadingyut Festival * Thagyamin * Thamanya Sayadaw * Thangka * Thanissaro Bhikkhu * Thatbyinnyu Temple * Thathanabaing of Burma * That Luang Festival * Thayettaw Monastery * ''The Buddha and His Dhamma'' * The Buddhist (TV channel) * Theragatha *

* Therigatha * The Twin Miracle * Thích Ca Phật Đài * Nhat Hanh, Thich Nhat Hanh * Thiên Ân * Thilashin * Thīna * Thirteen Buddhas * 35 Buddhas, Thirty-Five Confession Buddhas * Three Ages of Buddhism * Threefold Training * Three Jewels * Three Jewel Temples of Korea * Three marks of existence * Three poisons (Buddhism) * Three Roots * Trailokya, Three spheres * Three types of Buddha * Three Vajras * Thubten Chodron * Thubten Yeshe * Thubten Zopa Rinpoche * Thudhamma Nikaya * Thuparamaya * Tiantai * Tibetan art * Tibetan Buddhism * Tibetan Buddhist architecture * Tibetan Buddhist canon * Tibetan calendar * Tibetan people * ''Sub-commentaries (Theravāda)'' * Trailokya, Tiloka * Trailokyavijaya * Tilopa * Timeline of Buddhism * ''Tipitaka'' * Tipiṭakadhara Dhammabhaṇḍāgārika * Tipitakadhara Tipitakakovida Selection Examinations * Ti-Ratana Welfare Society * Tisarana * Ti-Sarana Buddhist Association * Tissamaharama Raja Maha Vihara * ''Tittha Sutta'' * Tonglen * Torma * Passaddhi, Tranquillity * Transfer of merit * Trapusa and Bahalika * Trāyastriṃśa * Tricivara * ''Tricycle: The Buddhist Review'' * Tricycle Foundation * Trijang Lobsang Yeshe Tenzin Gyatso * Tripitaka Koreana * Tripiṭaka tablets at Kuthodaw Pagoda * Three Jewels, Triple Gem * Triratana * Trisula * Trayastrimsa * Trikaya * Tsechu * Je Tsongkhapa * Tsurphu Monastery * Tulku * Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche * Tushita, Tusita * Twenty-two vows of Ambedkar * Twelve Auspicious Rites * Twelve Nidanas * Two Truths Doctrine * Types of Buddha

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* U Ba Khin * Ubon Ratchathani Candle Festival * Udāna * Udanavarga * Udumbara (Buddhism) * Uisang * U Khandi * Ullambana Sutra * U Nārada * Unitarian Universalist Buddhist Fellowship * U Ottama * Upadana * Upajjhatthana Sutta * Upali * Upali Thera * U Pannya Jota Mahathera * Upāsaka * Upasampada * Upaya * Upekkha * Uposatha * Uppalavanna * Uppatasanti Pagoda * Urna * Ushnisha * U Thuzana * Uttarasanga * U Vimala * U Wisara

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* Vaibhāṣika * Vairochana * Vaiśravaṇa * Vajira (Buddhist nun) * Sister Vajira * Vajra * Vajradhara * Vajrapani * Vajrasana, Bodh Gaya * Vajrasattva *

* Vajrayogini * Varanasi * Vassa * Vasubandhu * Vasudhara * Vatadage * Vatsīputrīya * Vedanā * Buddhist vegetarianism * Velukandakiya * Vemacitrin * Vesak * Vaishali (ancient city), Vesali * Vessantara Festival * Vessantara Jātaka * Vibhajjavada * Vibhanga * Vicara * Vidyalankara Pirivena * Vidyodaya Pirivena * View (Buddhism), View * Vihāra * Vihara Buddhagaya Watugong * Vijnanakaya * Vimalakirti Sutra * Vīmaṃsaka Sutta * Vimanavatthu * Vimuttimagga * Vinaya * Vinaya Pitaka * Vijñāna, * Vipaka * Vipassana * Vipassana Meditation Centre * Vipassana movement * Vipassanā-ñāṇa * Virūḍhaka (Heavenly King), Virūḍhaka * Virūpākṣa * Vīrya * Visakha * Visakha Vidyalaya * Visuddhimagga * Vitakka * Vitakkasaṇṭhāna Sutta

W

* Walpola Rahula Thero * Wan Ok Phansa * ''Wang ocheonchukguk jeon'' * Brad Warner * Wat * Wat Ananda Metyarama Thai Buddhist Temple * Wat Ananda Youth * Wat Aranyawiwake * Wat Arun Ratchawararam * Wat Bowonniwet Vihara * Wat Buddhapadipa * Wat Buppharam, Chiang Mai * Wat Buppharam, Penang * Wat Buppharam, Trat * Wat Chayamangkalaram * Wat Chedi Liam * Wat Chedi Luang * Wat Chetawan * Wat Mai Suwannaphumaham * Wat Manorom * Wat Nong Pah Pong * Wat Pah Nanachat * Wat Paknam Bhasicharoen * Wat Pa Maha Chedi Kaew * Wat Phnom * Wat Phra Dhammakaya * Wat Phra Kaeo Don Tao * Wat Phra Kaew * Wat Phra Kaew, Chiang Rai * Wat Phra Mahathat * Wat Phra Phutthabat * Wat Phra Singh * Wat Phra Si Rattana Mahathat * Wat Phra Si Sanphet * Wat Phrathat Doi Suthep * Wat Phra That Hariphunchai * Wat Phra That Phanom * Wat Ratchapradit * Wat Suan Dok * Wat Suthat * Wat Vihear Suor * Wat Xieng Thong * Wat Yai Chai Mongkhon * Alan Watts * Webu Sayadaw * Weligama Sri Sumangala * Weliwita Sri Saranankara Thero * ''What the Buddha Taught'' * White Horse Temple * Wisdom in Buddhism, Wisdom * Wisdom King * Womb Realm * Women in Buddhism * Won Buddhism * Woncheuk * Wonhyo * Wooden fish * Woodenfish, Woodenfish Foundation * World Fellowship of Buddhists * World Peace Pagoda, Lumbini * Wrathful deity * Wumen Huikai * Mount Wutai

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* Xuanzang

Y

* Yagirala Pannananda * Yaksha * Yakushi * Yamabushi * Yamada Koun * Yamaka * Yana (Buddhism), Yana * Yan Aung Myin Shwe Lett Hla Pagoda * Yasodharā * Yatala Vehera * Yaw Mingyi Monastery * Yazawin Kyaw * ''Ye Dharma Hetu'' * Ye Le Pagoda * Yeshe Dorje * Yeshe Losal * Yeshe Tsogyal * Yeshe Walmo * Yidam * Yifa * Yin Shun * Yinyuan Longqi * Yoga * Yogacara * Young Buddhist Association * Young Men's Buddhist Association * Young Men's Buddhist Association (Burma) * Yuanfen * Yungang Grottoes * Yunmen Wenyan * Yuquan Shenxiu

Z

* Zafu * Vaisravana, Zambala * Zayat * Zazen * Zen ** Zen center ** Zen Centre ** Zendo ** Zen master * Zenkei Shibayama * Zenshuji Soto Mission * Zen Studies Society * Zhang Zhung culture * Zhaocheng Jin Tripitaka * Zhaozhou Congshen * Zhiyi * Zhuan Dao * Zinkyaik Pagoda * Zongmi

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