Buddhism

Indian religion
Organization religion Q748
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Buddhism

Summary

Buddhism is a religion[1]. Buddhism has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Buddhism's instance of is recorded as religion[3].
  • Buddhism's instance of is recorded as major religious group[4].
  • Buddhism's instance of is recorded as philosophical movement[5].
  • Buddhism's instance of is recorded as world view[6].
  • Buddhism's instance of is recorded as lifestyle[7].
  • Buddhism's founder is recorded as The Buddha[8].
  • Buddhism's founder is recorded as Taṇhaṅkara[9].
  • Buddhism's founder is recorded as Vipassī Buddha[10].
  • Buddha is named after Buddhism[11].
  • Buddhism followed Historical Vedic religion[12].
  • Buddhism's flag is recorded as Buddhist flag[13].
  • Buddhism took place at worldwide[14].
  • Buddhism is a type of Indian religions[15].
  • Buddhism is a type of subject of depiction[16].
  • Buddhism's Commons category is recorded as Buddhism[17].
  • Buddhism's foundational text is recorded as Tripitaka[18].
  • Buddhism's Unicode character is recorded as ☸️[19].
  • Buddhism comprises school of Buddhism[20].
  • Buddhism's location of formation is recorded as Bodh Gaya[21].
  • Buddhism's separated from is recorded as Historical Vedic religion[22].
  • Buddhism's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Buddhism[23].
  • Buddhism's topic's main Wikimedia portal is recorded as Portal:Buddhism[24].
  • Buddhism's OpenStreetMap tag is recorded as religion=buddhist[25].
  • Buddhism's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[26].
  • Buddhism's described by source is recorded as Encyclopedic Lexicon[27].

Body

Founding

Founders include The Buddha[8], Taṇhaṅkara[9], and Vipassī Buddha[10]. Buddhism's location of formation is recorded as Bodh Gaya[21].

Identity

Buddhism followed Historical Vedic religion[12].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Buddhism include Bukkyo University[28], a private university[29], in Japan[30], founded in 1912[31], headquartered in Kita-ku[32].

Why It Matters

Buddhism has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] Buddhism is known by 26 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

Buddhism has been cited as an influence by Manichaeism[34]; Greco-Buddhism[35], a civilization[36]; Kōshin[37], a folk religion[38]; Shinto[39], an ethnic religion[40]; five elements[41], a pentad[42], in Japan[43]; and Falun Gong[44], a spiritual practice[45], in United States[46], headquartered in Dragon Springs[47].

Entities named for Buddhism include Bukkyo University[28], a private university[29], in Japan[30], founded in 1912[31], headquartered in Kita-ku[32].

FAQs

Who did Buddhism influence?

Buddhism has been cited as an influence by Manichaeism[34], Greco-Buddhism[35], Kōshin[37], and Shinto[39].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . Art & Architecture Thesaurus. Retrieved . vocab.getty.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . Art & Architecture Thesaurus. Retrieved . vocab.getty.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . reonline.org.uk. reonline.org.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [34] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [35] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [37] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [39] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [41] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [44] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [28] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [45] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [46] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [47] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [33] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 24d ago · Kirilloparma · 2026-07-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14470 Concepts/Buddhism
    Visuotinė lietuvių enciklopedija id budizmas
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  2. 9w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id h0001835-buddhismus
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P9322]]: h0001835-buddhismus, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259497|batch #259497]]"
  3. 10w ago · Legonin · 2026-06-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Larousse id divers/bouddhisme/28073
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ [[Property:P6058]]: divers/wd/28073"
  4. 12w ago · Trivialist · 2026-05-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag buddhism
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P13772]]: buddhism, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289920538|buddhism (#289920538)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7915|Harper's tag]] #mix'n"
  5. 15w ago · MarisDreshmanisBot bot · 2026-05-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Location worldwide
    Different from Lama
    History of topic timeline of Buddhism, history of Buddhism
    Has part(s) school of Buddhism
    + 30 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update-languages:0||127 */ Add 127 multilingual descriptions extracted from corresponding Wikipedia article first sentences. No machine translation. Source: Wikipedia article in each t"
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