sãsana: The teaching of the Buddha and, by extension, the Buddhist religion in general. The Buddhist spiritual path is inevitably a multidimensional one where all legitimate wholesome practices, from generosity to virtu­ous conduct to transcendent meditation, are essential aspects of the way leading toward the ultimate goal, the cessation of suffering. The term sãsana usually refers to this aggregate of the Buddha’s teaching, its practices, and its realization.

教(sāsana)：佛陀的教导，广义上指作为宗教的佛教。佛教的修行是多元的，包含所有的善行，从布施、持戒乃至出世间的禅修，皆是导致最终目的——苦的熄灭——的重要部分。教通常是指以上佛陀的教导、修行和证悟。