Buddhist
USBOO-dist/ˈbudɪst/BUUD-ist/ˈbudɪst/
PluralBuddhists
PluralBuddhists
- 1A person who follows and practices Buddhism.
My neighbor is a Buddhist and meditates every morning.
Many Buddhists travel to mountain temples on holy days.
- 2Relating to Buddhism or its followers.
They visited a Buddhist temple during their trip to Thailand.
She tries to follow Buddhist ideas about kindness and calm.
- 3A person who follows the teachings of the Buddha.
As a Buddhist, he tries to live by the Buddha's teachings each day.
The early Buddhists carried the Buddha's message across Asia.
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Origin
From the word Buddha plus the ending "-ist."