Buddhist
noun
A person who follows Buddhism, a religion founded by Siddhartha Gautama.
She is a devout Buddhist who meditates daily.
adjective
Related to or having the beliefs of Buddhism.
He was reading a Buddhist text about the stages of enlightenment.
noun
A statue or image representing the Buddha, the founder of Buddhism.
There was a large Buddhist in the center of their garden.
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Literary
noun
A temple or monastery associated with the religion of Buddhism.
They spent their vacation visiting Buddhist monasteries in Japan.
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Academic
noun
A person who follows Buddhism, a religion founded by Siddhartha Gautama.
She is a devout Buddhist who meditates daily.
adjective
Related to or having the beliefs of Buddhism.
He was reading a Buddhist text about the stages of enlightenment.
noun
A statue or image representing the Buddha, the founder of Buddhism.
There was a large Buddhist in the center of their garden.
Usage tips
Literary
noun
A temple or monastery associated with the religion of Buddhism.
They spent their vacation visiting Buddhist monasteries in Japan.
Usage tips
Academic
Definition 1 of 4
Pro Tip 1/3Religious Identity
Use 'Buddhist' to identify someone who practices Buddhism, similar to 'Christian' or 'Muslim'.
My neighbor is a Buddhist; he goes to the temple every week.
Pro Tip 2/3Respectful Reference
When referring to someone as a Buddhist, do it respectfully, as it’s their belief.
As a Buddhist, she avoids eating meat.
Pro Tip 3/3Not a Race
'Buddhist' refers to religion, not ethnicity or nationality. Anyone can be a Buddhist.
Although he was born in France, he is a Buddhist.
Pro Tip 1/3Religious Identity
Use 'Buddhist' to identify someone who practices Buddhism, similar to 'Christian' or 'Muslim'.
My neighbor is a Buddhist; he goes to the temple every week.
Pro Tip 2/3Respectful Reference
When referring to someone as a Buddhist, do it respectfully, as it’s their belief.
As a Buddhist, she avoids eating meat.
Pro Tip 3/3Not a Race
'Buddhist' refers to religion, not ethnicity or nationality. Anyone can be a Buddhist.
Although he was born in France, he is a Buddhist.
Pro Tip 1/3Religious Identity
Use 'Buddhist' to identify someone who practices Buddhism, similar to 'Christian' or 'Muslim'.
My neighbor is a Buddhist; he goes to the temple every week.
Pro Tip 2/3Respectful Reference
When referring to someone as a Buddhist, do it respectfully, as it’s their belief.
As a Buddhist, she avoids eating meat.
Pro Tip 3/3Not a Race
'Buddhist' refers to religion, not ethnicity or nationality. Anyone can be a Buddhist.
Although he was born in France, he is a Buddhist.
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it was part of an ancient tibetan kingdom and features a buddhist temple where for centuries monks have chanted in the middle of each day it's home to around 400 people and pretty much forever they've tinted yaks goats sheep and other livestock every now and then a snow leopard would
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was going on and I had probably about thirty five seconds after he took off his track suit for him to step in sit down I got off four shots the monks proceeded to pick me up along with my assistant and literally Buddhists out the door and I have never
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but it has embedded technology to help the visually impaired navigate uneven surfaces but they're also using some of the latest materials and technology that are being developed in china so they're not above using ancient buddhist imagery
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Spend Some Time With The...
of worship for buddhists these macaques are an integral part of temple life and their presence here is entwined in folklore they are said to have once been headless fallen from the cut hair of manjushri a religious figure associated
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Alison Wright: Portraits...
you know and it's so interesting because that's right when life throws a curveball I got up early in the morning I photograph these monks and collecting arms as they do these Buddhist tera vaada Buddhist monks and the people give
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Chip Conley: Measuring...
an alternative definition of success, what has come to be known as GNH, or gross national happiness. Most world leaders didn't take notice, and those that did thought this was just "Buddhist economics." But the king was serious.
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the other side I knew she had come to say goodbye my mother phoned minutes later a few days later we went to a Buddhist temple in Footscray and SAT around her casket we told her stories and assured her that we were still with
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this Buddhist monastery is trafficking Tigers into the illegal international wildlife trade meaning that the tiger you took a selfie with one day could end up dead and smuggled across the border the next
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men and the British service see the Buddhist good to see you doing all of that should be bosco medina schemata banter so what the total stress tracker really
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ONE HOUR Of Amazing...
a buddhist whale finishes off the feast
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Searching for the...
it was part of an ancient tibetan kingdom and features a buddhist temple where for centuries monks have chanted in the middle of each day it's home to around 400 people and pretty much forever they've tinted yaks goats sheep and other livestock every now and then a snow leopard would
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National Geographic...
was going on and I had probably about thirty five seconds after he took off his track suit for him to step in sit down I got off four shots the monks proceeded to pick me up along with my assistant and literally Buddhists out the door and I have never
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Creative hubs: China...
but it has embedded technology to help the visually impaired navigate uneven surfaces but they're also using some of the latest materials and technology that are being developed in china so they're not above using ancient buddhist imagery
Video examples
Spend Some Time With The...
of worship for buddhists these macaques are an integral part of temple life and their presence here is entwined in folklore they are said to have once been headless fallen from the cut hair of manjushri a religious figure associated
Video examples
Alison Wright: Portraits...
you know and it's so interesting because that's right when life throws a curveball I got up early in the morning I photograph these monks and collecting arms as they do these Buddhist tera vaada Buddhist monks and the people give
Video examples
Chip Conley: Measuring...
an alternative definition of success, what has come to be known as GNH, or gross national happiness. Most world leaders didn't take notice, and those that did thought this was just "Buddhist economics." But the king was serious.
Video examples
My immigration story -...
the other side I knew she had come to say goodbye my mother phoned minutes later a few days later we went to a Buddhist temple in Footscray and SAT around her casket we told her stories and assured her that we were still with
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Special Investigation:...
this Buddhist monastery is trafficking Tigers into the illegal international wildlife trade meaning that the tiger you took a selfie with one day could end up dead and smuggled across the border the next
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What Does Freedom Mean...
men and the British service see the Buddhist good to see you doing all of that should be bosco medina schemata banter so what the total stress tracker really
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ONE HOUR Of Amazing...
a buddhist whale finishes off the feast
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Isabella Bird
English Explorer
In Japan, the people preserve their temples for their exquisite beauty, and there are a great many sincere Buddhists; but China is irreligious: a nation of atheists or agnostics, or slaves of impious superstitions. In an extended tramp among temples, I have not seen a single male worshiper or a thing to please the eye.
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Tara Brach
American Psychologist
Buddhist practices offer a way of saying, 'Hey, come back over here, reconnect.' The only way that you'll actually wake up and have some freedom is if you have the capacity and courage to stay with the vulnerability and the discomfort.
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Nicholas Kristof
American Journalist
Anybody looking at the history even of the 20th century would not single out Islam as the bloodthirsty religion; it was Christian/Nazi/Communist Europe and Buddhist/Taoist/Hindu/atheist Asia that set records for mass slaughter.
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Morris West
Australian Writer
Well I travelled quite a lot in the east, and one of the things that impressed me greatly was the buddhist notion of the continuity of things, the wheel of life which is what we're talking about, the ever turning wheel.
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Krista Tippett
American Journalist
Buddhist mindfulness is about the present, but I also think it's about being real. Being awake to everything. Feeling like nothing can hurt you if you can look it straight on.
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Karen Armstrong
English Writer
Buddhists talk about nirvana in very much the same terms as monotheists describe God.
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Isabella Bird
English Explorer
In Japan, the people preserve their temples for their exquisite beauty, and there are a great many sincere Buddhists; but China is irreligious: a nation of atheists or agnostics, or slaves of impious superstitions. In an extended tramp among temples, I have not seen a single male worshiper or a thing to please the eye.
Quote examples
Tara Brach
American Psychologist
Buddhist practices offer a way of saying, 'Hey, come back over here, reconnect.' The only way that you'll actually wake up and have some freedom is if you have the capacity and courage to stay with the vulnerability and the discomfort.
Quote examples
Nicholas Kristof
American Journalist
Anybody looking at the history even of the 20th century would not single out Islam as the bloodthirsty religion; it was Christian/Nazi/Communist Europe and Buddhist/Taoist/Hindu/atheist Asia that set records for mass slaughter.
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Morris West
Australian Writer
Well I travelled quite a lot in the east, and one of the things that impressed me greatly was the buddhist notion of the continuity of things, the wheel of life which is what we're talking about, the ever turning wheel.
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Krista Tippett
American Journalist
Buddhist mindfulness is about the present, but I also think it's about being real. Being awake to everything. Feeling like nothing can hurt you if you can look it straight on.
Quote examples
Karen Armstrong
English Writer
Buddhists talk about nirvana in very much the same terms as monotheists describe God.
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