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Buddhism vs Animism - What's the difference?

buddhism | animism |

As nouns the difference between buddhism and animism

is that buddhism is the religion and philosophy founded by the Nepalese teacher Gautama Buddha while animism is a belief that spirits inhabit some or all classes of natural objects or phenomena.

buddhism

Noun

(en noun)
  • The religion and philosophy founded by the Nepalese teacher (Gautama Buddha).
  • Derived terms

    * Hinayana Buddhism * Mahayana Buddhism * Theravada Buddhism * Vajrayana Buddhism * Won Buddhism * Zen Buddhism

    animism

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A belief that spirits inhabit some or all classes of natural objects or phenomena.
  • A belief that an immaterial force animates the universe.
  • (dated) A doctrine that animal life is produced by an immaterial spirit.