Buddhist meaning: definition, etymology and quotations

Buddhist

adj

UK /ˈbʊdɪst/ · US /ˈbudɪst/

Etymology From Buddha + -ist.

Of, relating to, or practicing Buddhism.

Or the Fujianese soup that is so rich and sought after that it is poetically called "Buddha Jumps Over the Wall," meaning it is so good that a Buddhist monk would be compelled to break his vegetarian vows to sample it?[2007 June 18, Nina Zagat, Tim Zagat, “Meanwhile: Eating Beyond Sichuan”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 11 Dec 2025:

Derived terms: anti-Buddhist, Buddhist sabbath, Buddhist Sabbath, Tibetan Buddhist
Related terms: buddha, Buddha, Buddhism

noun

Etymology From Buddha + -ist.

A practitioner of the religion and philosophy of Buddhism.

A follower of the Indian religious and spiritual teacher, Buddha.

Synonyms: Buddhist, Bauddha, follower of the Buddha, Dhamma practitioner, Buddha follower, Sakyan
Antonyms: non-Buddhist, unbeliever
Derived terms: Buddhistic
Hypernyms: religionist, religious follower, believer, practitioner
Hyponyms: Theravadin, Mahayana Buddhist, Vajrayana Buddhist, Zen Buddhist, Pure Land Buddhist, Tibetan Buddhist, Nichiren Buddhist, forest monk, bhikkhu, bhikkhuni, novice monk, lay Buddhist, upasaka, upasika, meditator, Dhamma teacher, monk, nun
Holonyms: Buddhism, Sangha, Buddhist community

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