Buddhist

American  

[bood-ist, bood-ist] / ˈbud ɪst, ˈbʊd ɪst /

adjective

1. of or relating to Buddhism, its adherents, or the nations and cultures where it is the majority religion.

2. promoting or making use of ideas or principles of Buddhism.

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noun

1. a believer or follower of Buddhism.

Example Sentences

“It worked pretty well,” Mac Davis, one of the founders, who is also an ordained Buddhist monk, told me on a video call.

From Slate • Mar. 30, 2026

"Without getting too 'woo woo', there is a Buddhist saying on a podcast that 'yesterday's dead, tomorrow isn't born, there is only today'," he says.

From BBC • Mar. 2, 2026

Guan Yin Citta describes its goals as encouraging "people to recite Buddhist scriptures, practise life liberation and make great vows to help more people".

From Barron's • Feb. 11, 2026

The 19 travelling monks are from Theravada Buddhist monasteries around the globe.

From BBC • Feb. 10, 2026

Sherpas are a mountain people, devoutly Buddhist, whose forebears migrated south from Tibet four or five centuries ago.

From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer