Word Type

Noun

The word "buddhism" can be used as a noun.

Word Relationships

Coordinate Terms

Mahayana Theravada Vajrayana

Derived Terms

Hinayana Buddhism Mahayana Buddhism Pure Land Buddhism Tantric Buddhism Theravada Buddhism Vajrayana Buddhism Won Buddhism Zen Buddhism

Derived From

buddha

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

faith organized religion religion religious belief

Type Of (IsA)

more compassionate religion than christianity neither pessimistic nor escapist religion way of living

Part Of

religion

Related Terms

Buddha Buddhist Buddhistic Buddhistical Buddhistically

Related Terms

buddha buddhist

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.