Buddhism

noun

Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite

Word type: noun; verb; adjective; adverb

Line style: core relation; instance, member or derived; substance, domain or see-also

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Senses

Sense 1 noun

a religion represented by the many groups (especially in Asia) that profess various forms of the Buddhist doctrine and that venerate Buddha

Types & categories

organized religion hypernym
Zen hyponym
Mahayana hyponym
Hinayana hyponym
Tantrism hyponym

Parts & wholes

Buddhist member meronym

Related & opposite

Buddhist derivation
Buddhist derivation

Sense 2 noun

the teaching of Buddha that life is permeated with suffering caused by desire, that suffering ceases when desire ceases, and that enlightenment obtained through right conduct and wisdom and meditation releases one from desire and suffering and rebirth

Types & categories

faith hypernym
Mahayana Buddhism hyponym
Theravada hyponym
Lamaism hyponym
Zen hyponym
Shingon hyponym
Tantra hyponym

Related & opposite

Buddhist derivation
Buddhist derivation
mandala has domain topic
mantra has domain topic
ahimsa has domain topic
karma has domain topic
samsara has domain topic
Kwan-yin has domain topic
Lamaist has domain topic
guru has domain topic
nirvana has domain topic

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Sense	Relation	Group	Word
1	derivation	Related & opposite	Buddhist
1	derivation	Related & opposite	Buddhist
1	member meronym	Parts & wholes	Buddhist
1	hypernym	Types & categories	organized religion
1	hyponym	Types & categories	Zen
1	hyponym	Types & categories	Mahayana
1	hyponym	Types & categories	Hinayana
1	hyponym	Types & categories	Tantrism
2	derivation	Related & opposite	Buddhist
2	derivation	Related & opposite	Buddhist
2	has domain topic	Related & opposite	mandala
2	has domain topic	Related & opposite	mantra
2	has domain topic	Related & opposite	ahimsa
2	has domain topic	Related & opposite	karma
2	has domain topic	Related & opposite	samsara
2	has domain topic	Related & opposite	Kwan-yin
2	has domain topic	Related & opposite	Lamaist
2	has domain topic	Related & opposite	guru
2	has domain topic	Related & opposite	nirvana
2	hypernym	Types & categories	faith
2	hyponym	Types & categories	Mahayana Buddhism
2	hyponym	Types & categories	Theravada
2	hyponym	Types & categories	Lamaism
2	hyponym	Types & categories	Zen
2	hyponym	Types & categories	Shingon
2	hyponym	Types & categories	Tantra