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# buddhist

noun (a Buddhist, Buddhists); adjective (Buddhist)

«buddhist» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A Buddhist is a person who follows Buddhism, the religion based on the teachings of the Buddha, Siddhartha Gautama. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/buddhist/#m1)
2. Buddhist means to do with Buddhism: a Buddhist temple, Buddhist monks. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/buddhist/#m2)

### In the lessons

In religious education Buddhists follow the Buddha's teachings about ending suffering through the Eightfold Path, meditation and kindness; many live in Asia, and also in the UK, USA, Canada and Australia. Buddhist monks often wear orange or maroon robes. Phrases: «a Buddhist monk», «a Buddhist temple», «Buddhist teachings».

### Examples

- My friend's family are Buddhists. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/buddhist/#x1)
- We visited a Buddhist temple with a big golden statue. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/buddhist/#x2)
- Buddhist monks shave their heads and wear robes. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/buddhist/#x3)
- Buddhists try to be kind to all living things. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/buddhist/#x4)
- Many Buddhists meditate every day. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/buddhist/#x5)
- Buddhists celebrate Wesak, the Buddha's birthday. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/buddhist/#x6)
- The Buddhist teacher told us a story about patience. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/buddhist/#x7)
- Listening attentively, he heard her reading the Buddhist scriptures with great devotion. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/buddhist/#x8)

### Note

Always capital B. «Buddhist» is the person and the adjective; «Buddhism» is the religion; «the Buddha» is its founder. Spelling: double d then h: B-u-d-d-h-i-s-t. Buddhists do not usually worship the Buddha as a god; they honour him as a teacher.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «buddhist» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/buddhist/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«buddhist» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/buddhist.html) on Mova free.