buddhism

noun/ˈbuːdɪzəm/

Frequency rank: #6,564 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)

Meaning

A religion and philosophy founded in ancient India based on the teachings of Siddhartha Gautama.

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Example sentence

Many temples in Kyoto were built to practice and spread buddhism.

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