The word "buddhism" is correct and usable in written English
It can be used when referring to the religion founded by Siddhartha Gautama, also known as the Buddha. Example sentence: "The practice of buddhism has transformed the lives of many people."
The monks here practise Seon, or Zen Buddhism.
He converted to Buddhism in the same year as his death, prompting many dalits to follow him.
It has now been confirmed that pupils will study two religions out of Buddhism, Christianity, Catholic Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Judaism and Sikhism in the first half of their course.
He found out about Buddhism, military history, politics, physics and, in so doing, armed his rebellion with learning.
A small but seemingly growing number of Han Chinese, the country's ethnic majority, are attracted by Tibetan Buddhism (Han visitors to Kumbum Monastery thronged around its statues and clasped their hands in prayer during the recent festivities).
He is now, he says, devoting himself to the promotion of religious harmony and a dialogue between Buddhism and modern science.
He quoted George Santayana, a dead philosopher, then joked that his pet dog was calling on Californians to "bark if you don't like deficits!"Interviewed in his office afterwards, Mr Brown allowed himself to veer further off-base, citing Wittgenstein, Matthew Arnold and Buddhism as he explained his governing philosophy.
Worse still, says the government, the Falun Gong has deceived people into thinking they can cure disease with meditation alone, and more than 1,400 have died as a result.Liberally mixing elements of Buddhism and Taoism with traditional martial arts and meditative breathing techniques, Mr Li's teachings are certainly out of the mainstream.
He was California's Democratic governor then, from 1975 to 1983, and on March 2nd he officially announced that he hopes to be governor again.Apart from a spell studying Buddhism in the East no surprise to anyone Governor Moonbeam has never disappeared from California politics.
He is claimant to the title of 17th Karmapa, the head of one of the main sects of the Kagyud, or "Black Hat" school of Tibetan Buddhism, which in the 17th century lost state power to the dalai lamas' own Gelugpa school.Ogyen Trinley, recognised by both the Chinese government and the Dalai Lama as the incarnate Karmapa, was born in Tibet, but in 1999 fled to India.
These are the holiest shrines of Tibetan Buddhism in Lhasa, and flashpoints for its periodic outbreaks of anti-government protest and racial violence.
