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
Related terms
* Buddha
* Buddhist
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.