How to Use Buddhism in a Sentence

Buddhism

noun
  • And he’s found his higher power in the form of Buddhism.
    — Judy Berman, TIME, 2025-03-17
  • In Buddhism, full moons bring Uposatha or Poya, a day of observance.
    — Jenna Prestininzi, Detroit Free Press, 2024-04-16
  • That one’s believable, given that some strains of Buddhism posit that there's a part of us that is distinct from our bodies.
    — Diana Gitig, Ars Technica, 2023-11-12
  • That’s fitting, since this is where Buddhism was introduced to China.
    — Pat Tompkins, AFAR Media, 2025-06-09
  • The space itself is calming and approachable — even for people with no knowledge of Buddhism.
    — Lauren Costantino updated July 3, Miami Herald, 2025-07-03
  • In fact, Buddhism did eventually wane in Japan, but not for occult reasons.
    — Mark Jenkins, Washington Post, 2023-04-25
  • Its origins lie in Zen Buddhism where it was used in tea ceremonies and as a tool for meditation.
    — goodhousekeeping.com, 2023-06-01
  • The main goal of Buddhism is to break the cycle of rebirth, which is characterized by suffering.
    — Megan Bryson, The Conversation, 2025-05-06
  • Zen Buddhism calls this shoshin, beginner’s mind, or the ability to see life with fresh eyes, free of preconceptions.
    — Colin Bedell, Them, 2025-03-18
  • The main goal — to retrieve the six relics from different regions — is based on the six senses of Buddhism (that is, eye, ear, nose, tongue, body, and mind).
    — Aja Romano, Vox, 2024-09-04
  • The Bodhisattva vow in Buddhism reflects the courage to help all beings awaken before oneself.
    — Simone Talma Flowers, Austin American Statesman, 2025-07-02
  • In Tibetan Buddhism, the bardo is the transitional state between death and rebirth.
    — Los Angeles Times, 2025-04-14
  • By the time the latest of these single-figure icons was made in the late fifth to sixth century C.E., the map of Buddhism was changing.
    — Holland Cotter, New York Times, 2023-07-21
  • The pieces, which all pertain to the evolution and practice of Buddhism across Asia, are often unfamiliar.
    — Punch Shaw, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2024-01-31
  • In front of a sea of men and women dressed mostly in white, Ambedkar converted himself from Hinduism to a new faith: Buddhism.
    — Sonia Paul, Wired, 2022-03-01
  • Even back in the 1800s, Shinto simply didn’t travel as readily as Buddhism.
    — oregonlive, 2023-04-30
  • Publicity about Buddhism in the school and community has incurred harassment from the authorities in the past.
    — Marc Loustau, The Christian Science Monitor, 2023-09-06
  • They’re also known to emerge from the abyss of hell itself — or Jigoku in Japanese Buddhism — to frighten mortals, or torment evildoers who are sent there.
    — Alex Orlando, Discover Magazine, 2023-07-24
  • The church follows the Jodo Shinshu tradition, a school of Japanese Buddhism.
    — Esther Sun, Sacramento Bee, 2024-07-12
  • Her piety was as idiosyncratic as her politics, and many creeds attracted her: Buddhism, Stoicism, Spinoza’s notion that God is nature.
    — Judith Thurman, The New Yorker, 2024-09-02
  • Strands of atheist thought can be found in non-theistic traditions such as Buddhism, Jainism and Hinduism, as well cultures around the world that practice animism.
    — Harmeet Kaur, CNN, 2024-03-10
  • Tea originally came to Japan through Zen Buddhism, and these spiritual beginnings seem to ripple through to the current day, even in the most metropolitan of places.
    — Maria Geyman, Vogue, 2023-10-18
  • It was associated with the early nomadic people of the Eurasian steppe, such as the Yuezhi and the ruling dynasty of the Kushans—an empire known for the a love of architecture and art and the spread of Buddhism.
    — Tim Newcomb, Popular Mechanics, 2023-07-14
  • The Dalai Lama, the leader of Tibetan Buddhism, ahead of his 90th birthday, stated that he would be reincarnated after his death and that no one can interfere with the succession process.
    — Brittney Melton, NPR, 2025-07-03
  • The footage, which took place during a public event in India, has sparked widespread criticism with child rights groups as well as social media users calling the move inappropriate and calling for the 87-year-old head monk of Buddhism's removal.
    — Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 2023-04-10
  • This village of 15 homesteads is the only place in Nepal that still espouses Bon, a shamanistic and pantheistic faith indigenous to Tibet, which predates the arrival of Buddhism.
    — Chandrahas Choudhury, Condé Nast Traveler, 2024-07-22
  • Shintoism is an Indigenous animist belief system that predates Buddhism’s arrival in Japan, and Shinto sites of worship now exist comfortably alongside Buddhist temples.
    — Lauren Groff, The Atlantic, 20 Aug. 2025
  • Luang Prabang This city in north-central Laos, which is also a UNESCO World Heritage site, is the beating heart of Lao Buddhism.
    — Jack Tydeman, Travel + Leisure, 1 Sep. 2025
  • Rooted in Taoism and Zen Buddhism, his ink-on-paper compositions and oil paintings—celebrated in global collections and high-profile auctions—transform philosophy into visceral experience.
    — Byron Armstrong, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
  • These include artificial intelligence, biology, neurology, psychoanalysis, phenomenology, and even Buddhism.
    — Kevin Dickinson, Big Think, 20 Aug. 2025

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