Dharmism Buddhism http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85017454 http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D002016 http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/SNOMEDCT/33822009 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddhism https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Buddhism https://homosaurus.org/terms/buddhism https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q748 BQ1-BQ9999 Buddhist religion The world's fourth-largest religion with over 520 million followers, or over 7% of the global population, known as Buddhists. Buddhism encompasses a variety of traditions, beliefs and spiritual practices largely based on original teachings attributed to the Buddha and resulting interpreted philosophies. It originated in ancient India as a Sramana tradition sometime between the 6th and 4th centuries BCE, spreading through much of Asia. Buddhist Indian religion glbtq Encyclopedia Project