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

I go to my special room with a Buddhist shrine where I meditate for an hour or two.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026

Imagine a Buddhist, Jewish, or Muslim parent who enrolls their child in public school and objects to this display.

From Slate • Apr. 23, 2026

The biggest divergence comes from the Bangladesh Hindu Buddhist Christian Unity Council, which says violence spiked dramatically after August 2024.

From BBC • Feb. 15, 2026

"There is a Buddhist saying that the lotus blooms from the mud," Lee said.

From Barron's • Feb. 14, 2026

As they climbed, Babi told them that Bamiyan had once been a thriving Buddhist center until it had fallen under Islamic Arab rule in the ninth century.

From "A Thousand Splendid Suns" by Khaled Hosseini