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| pansil | ||
| Abbreviation of panca-sila, the five precepts of Buddhism. |
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| paritta | ||
| Buddhist healing and blessing rite. | ||
| paticca-samuppada | ||
| See dependent arising. | ||
| Poson | ||
| Sri Lankan Buddhist festival, also known as the Mahinda Festival, celebrating the monk Mahinda who brought Buddhism to Sri Lanka. |
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| pretas | ||
| Hungry ghosts, who populate the second to the lowest of the six realms of existence in Mahayana Buddhism. Usually depicted as having small mouths or necks and giant stomachs, hungry ghosts experience continual frustration and unsatisfied craving. |
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| Pure Land Buddhism | ||
| Devotional form of Mahayana Buddhism holding that by faith in the grace of Amida, one will be reborn in the Pure Land realm. The Pure Land is a paradise that is so conducive to enlightenment that one can easily gain nirvana from there. Practice centers on devotion to Amida Buddha and the chanting of his name (nembutsu). The movement began in India, then spread to China and Japan. It is now the most popular form of Buddhism in Japan. |
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