Buddhism (Pali and Sanskrit: बौद्ध धर्म Buddha Dharma) is a religion and philosophy encompassing a variety of traditions, beliefs and practices, largely based on teachings attributed to Siddhartha Gautama, commonly known as the Buddha, "the awakened one".
The following outline is provided as an overview of, and topical guide to, Buddhism.
The Buddha
- Tathāgata — meaning "Thus Come One" and "Thus Gone One" simultaneously, the epithet the Buddha uses most often to refer to himself; occasionally it is used as a general designation for a person who has reached the highest attainment
- Buddha's Birthday
- Eight Great Events
- The Four Sights — observations that affected Prince Siddhartha deeply and made him realize the sufferings of all beings, and compelled him to begin his spiritual journey
- Qualities of the Buddha
- Abandonment of all defilements (kilesa — principally greed, hatred and delusion) together with their residual impressions (vasana)
- All defilements have been abandoned totally – all defilements have been destroyed with none remaining
- All defilements have been abandoned completely – each defilement has been destroyed at the root, without residue
- All defilements have been abandoned finally – no defilement can ever arise again in the future
- Acquisition of all virtues
- Great Wisdom (Mahapaññā)
- Extensiveness of range – understanding the totality of existent phenomena
- Profundity of view – understanding the precise mode of existence of each phenomenon
- Great Compassion (Maha-karuṇā)
- Great Wisdom (Mahapaññā)
- Abandonment of all defilements (kilesa — principally greed, hatred and delusion) together with their residual impressions (vasana)
- Physical characteristics of the Buddha
- Buddha footprint
- Buddha statue (Buddharupa)
- Iconography of Gautama Buddha in Laos and Thailand
- Depictions of Gautama Buddha in film
- Miracles of Gautama Buddha
- List of places where Gautama Buddha stayed
- Colours of Buddha's aura (prabashvara)
- Sapphire blue (nila)
- Golden yellow (pita)
- Crimson (lohita)
- White (odata)
- Scarlet (manjesta)
- Family of Gautama Buddha
- Śuddhodana (father)
- Māyā (mother)
- Yasodharā (wife)
- Rāhula (son)
- Mahāpajāpatī Gotamī (foster mother)
- Nanda (half-brother)
- Ānanda (cousin)
- Anuruddha (cousin)
- Devadatta (cousin)
- Teachers of the Bodhisatta Gotama
- Āḷāra Kālāma — taught Gautama the Jhanic Stage of nothingness
- Uddaka Rāmaputta — taught Gautama the Jhanic Stage of neither perception nor non-perception
- Gautama Buddha in world religions