Śāsana

Śāsana (Sanskrit: शासन, śāsana; Pali: sāsana) is a Buddhist term for the distribution time or availability of the teachings of a Buddha. The currently available philosophy and practice dates back to Siddhartha Gautama, and is only accessible for a limited period.[1]

It can be translated as teaching, practice, discipline, doctrine, and the "Teaching of the Buddha". Śāsana is considered a more accurate term than "religion", as it avoids the implication of an unchanging, divine call from an all-knowing creator god.

The term śāsana is also used for the 5,000-year Buddha's Dispensation; the current śāsana is of Śakyamuni Buddha.

References

  1. ^ Damien Keown (26 August 2004). A Dictionary of Buddhism. OUP Oxford. p. 255. ISBN 978-0-19-157917-2.


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