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# buddhist

«buddhist» in Mova's school dictionary: **a person who follows Buddhism, the religion based on the…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

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

### meaning for a pupil

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

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

### In the corpora

- [The Mongols let people of many religions worship freely, including Buddhists, Muslims and Christians, which helped them rule many different peoples.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/history/23-the-mongols/16/)
- [Many Buddhists do not believe in a creator God.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/religion-ethics/33-buddhism-humanism-and-respect/7/)
- [The Buddhist Udanavarga says: "Hurt not others in ways that you yourself would find hurtful".](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/religion-ethics/38-the-golden-rule-in-many-traditions/14/)
- [Christians differ about whether animals go to heaven; many Hindus and Buddhists believe animals are reborn; some people believe animals simply die.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/religion-ethics/55-when-a-small-pet-dies-fish-hamsters-and-budgies/14/)
- [Some religious people, such as many Buddhists, feel very uneasy about ending any life; people of good heart can disagree.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/religion-ethics/56-the-old-dog-the-vet-and-the-hardest-goodbye/9/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «buddhist» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/buddhist/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.