Buddhist
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- noun
- /ˈbʊdɪst/
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budista
- After exploring various philosophies, he decided to become a Buddhist and study the teachings of Buddha.
- practicing Buddhists
- Buddhists believe
- Christians and Buddhists
I think that, you know, quite a few Buddhists and Hindus would probably disagree.
- I think that, you know, quite a few Buddhists and Hindus would probably disagree.
- And people were not, weren't by and large Buddhists and you know, and seem a little alien.
- And, and if, if you're a Buddhist or any of those things, you know, nothing stays the same.
- Overwhelmingly the Buddhists believe in, and I think they're right.
- Why do you think Buddhist see life as suffering?
- It's found in the Buddhist's middle way, and it's in Aristotle's golden mean.
Examples
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But to start, I am a Buddhist and I believe in ending suffering.
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Maybe try and find one of your local Buddhist centres, give it a go, see how you feel.
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You know, my mother was a Buddhist.
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At the end of this video, there was a Buddhist practitioner leading a retreat.
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And I went into a Buddhist monastery and spent some time as a monk.
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People know that I really lean on meditation and I really lean on, you know, my Buddhist practice.
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But that's something that all Buddhist ethical traditions will agree on, getting rid of suffering.
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For the Buddhist, the constant persistence in the world is without purpose and a vain pursuit.
Academic text (2015) -
Some were practicing Buddhists; others had little previous exposure to Buddhism or meditation.
Academic text (1994) -
"Nirvana was a state of pure peace and spiritual enlightenment, the goal of Buddhists."
Fiction book (2002)
Synonyms
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A monk in Tibetan Buddhism who teaches and guides people
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A person who follows Zen teachings and practices meditation to find calm
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A Buddhist monk in East Asian countries like China or Japan
A person who follows Mahayana Buddhism
Compounds
How Devout
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
A Buddhist comes from Buddha ('awakened one') plus the ending -ist, like in artist, which means 'someone who does or follows'. So, a Buddhist is a person who follows the teachings of the 'awakened one'.