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Buddhist
Variant of Buddhism
noun
a religion and philosophic system of central and eastern Asia, founded in India in the 6th cent. by Buddha: it teaches that right thinking and self-denial will enable the soul to reach Nirvana, a divine state of release from misdirected desire
Related Forms:
- Buddhist noun, adjective
- Buddhistic adjective
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