Meanings
adjectiveBuddhist (comparative more Buddhist, superlative most Buddhist)
comparative more Buddhist · superlative most Buddhist · alternative obsolete Bouddhist · alternative archaic Boodhist
- 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
Synonyms & antonyms
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Bauddhafollower of the BuddhaDhamma practitionerBuddha followerSakyan
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non-Buddhistunbeliever
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Narrower
TheravadinMahayana BuddhistVajrayana BuddhistZen BuddhistPure Land BuddhistTibetan BuddhistNichiren Buddhistforest monkbhikkhubhikkhuninovice monklay BuddhistupasakaupasikameditatorDhamma teachermonknun
adjectiveof or relating to or supporting Buddhism
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Translations
Arabic بُوذِيّ, بُوذِيّ
- بُوذِيّ (būḏiyy)of, relating to, or practicing Buddhism
- بُوذِيّ (būḏiyy)of, relating to a Buddhist, Buddhists
- بُوذِيّ (būḏiyy)practitioner of Buddhism
- بُوذِيَّة (būḏiyya)practitioner of Buddhism
Bulgarian буди́стки, буди́ст
- буди́стки (budístki)of, relating to, or practicing Buddhism
- буди́ст (budíst)practitioner of Buddhism
- буди́стка (budístka)practitioner of Buddhism
- буди́ст (budíst)follower of Buddha
- буди́стка (budístka)follower of Buddha
Catalan budista, budista
- budistaof, relating to, or practicing Buddhism
- budistaof, relating to a Buddhist, Buddhists
- budistapractitioner of Buddhism
- budistafollower of Buddha
Chinese Mandarin 佛教, 佛教徒
- 佛教 (fójiào)of, relating to, or practicing Buddhism
- 佛教徒 (fójiàotú)practitioner of Buddhism
Czech buddhistický, buddhista
- buddhistickýof, relating to, or practicing Buddhism
- buddhistapractitioner of Buddhism
- buddhistkapractitioner of Buddhism
Danish buddhistisk, buddhistisk
- buddhistiskof, relating to, or practicing Buddhism
- buddhistiskof, relating to a Buddhist, Buddhists
- buddhistpractitioner of Buddhism
Dutch boeddhistisch, boeddhist
- boeddhistischof, relating to, or practicing Buddhism
- boeddhistpractitioner of Buddhism
- boeddhistepractitioner of Buddhism
- boeddhistfollower of Buddha
- boeddhistefollower of Buddha
Esperanto budhisma, budhista
- budhismaof, relating to, or practicing Buddhism
- budhistaof, relating to a Buddhist, Buddhists
- budhanopractitioner of Buddhism
- budhistopractitioner of Buddhism
- budhanofollower of Buddha
Finnish buddhalainen, buddhalainen
- buddhalainenof, relating to, or practicing Buddhism
- buddhalainenof, relating to a Buddhist, Buddhists
- buddhalainenpractitioner of Buddhism
- buddhalainenfollower of Buddha
French bouddhiste, bouddhiste
- bouddhisteof, relating to, or practicing Buddhism
- bouddhistepractitioner of Buddhism
German buddhistisch, Buddhist
- buddhistischof, relating to, or practicing Buddhism
- Buddhistpractitioner of Buddhism
- Buddhistinpractitioner of Buddhism
- Buddhistentumpractitioner of Buddhism
Hebrew בודהיסטי, בודהיסטי
- בודהיסטי (budhísti)of, relating to, or practicing Buddhism
- בודהיסטי (budhísti)of, relating to a Buddhist, Buddhists
- בודהיסט (budhíst)practitioner of Buddhism
- בודהיסט (budhíst)follower of Buddha
Hindi बौद्ध
- बौद्ध (bauddh)of, relating to, or practicing Buddhism
Hungarian buddhista, buddhista
- buddhistaof, relating to, or practicing Buddhism
- buddhistapractitioner of Buddhism
- buddhistafollower of Buddha
Irish Búdaíoch, Búdaí
- Búdaíochof, relating to, or practicing Buddhism
- Búdaípractitioner of Buddhism
- Búdaífollower of Buddha
Italian buddista, buddista
- buddistaof, relating to, or practicing Buddhism
- buddistaof, relating to a Buddhist, Buddhists
- buddistapractitioner of Buddhism
- buddistafollower of Buddha
Japanese 仏教の, 仏教徒
- 仏教の (bukkyō no)of, relating to, or practicing Buddhism
- 仏教徒 (bukkyōto)practitioner of Buddhism
Korean 불교의, 불교도
- 불교의 (bulgyoui)of, relating to, or practicing Buddhism
- 불교도 (bulgyodo)practitioner of Buddhism
Malay Buddha, Buddha
- Buddhaof, relating to, or practicing Buddhism
- Buddhaof, relating to a Buddhist, Buddhists
Norwegian Bokmål buddhistisk, buddhistisk
- buddhistiskof, relating to, or practicing Buddhism
- buddhistiskof, relating to a Buddhist, Buddhists
- buddhistpractitioner of Buddhism
- buddhistfollower of Buddha
Persian بودایی
- بودایی (budâyi)of, relating to, or practicing Buddhism
Polish buddyjski, buddyjski
- buddyjskiof, relating to, or practicing Buddhism
- buddyjskiof, relating to a Buddhist, Buddhists
- buddystapractitioner of Buddhism
- buddystkapractitioner of Buddhism
- buddyjkapractitioner of Buddhism
- buddystafollower of Buddha
- buddystkafollower of Buddha
- buddyjkafollower of Buddha
Portuguese budista, budista
- budistaof, relating to, or practicing Buddhism
- budistaof, relating to a Buddhist, Buddhists
- budistapractitioner of Buddhism
- budistafollower of Buddha
Romanian budist
- budistpractitioner of Buddhism
Russian будди́стский, будди́йский
- будди́стский (buddístskij)of, relating to, or practicing Buddhism
- будди́йский (buddíjskij)of, relating to, or practicing Buddhism
- будди́ст (buddíst)practitioner of Buddhism
- будди́стка (buddístka)practitioner of Buddhism
- будди́ст (buddíst)follower of Buddha
- будди́стка (buddístka)follower of Buddha
Slovak budhistický, buddhistický
- budhistickýof, relating to, or practicing Buddhism
- buddhistickýof, relating to, or practicing Buddhism
- budhistapractitioner of Buddhism
- budhistkapractitioner of Buddhism
- buddhistapractitioner of Buddhism
- buddhistkapractitioner of Buddhism
Spanish budista, budista
- budistaof, relating to, or practicing Buddhism
- budistaof, relating to a Buddhist, Buddhists
- budistapractitioner of Buddhism
Swahili Kibudha, Mbudha
- Kibudhaof, relating to, or practicing Buddhism
- Mbudhapractitioner of Buddhism
- Mbudhafollower of Buddha
Swedish buddhistisk, buddhist
- buddhistiskof, relating to, or practicing Buddhism
- buddhistpractitioner of Buddhism
Thai พุทธ, คนพุทธ
- พุทธ (pút)of, relating to, or practicing Buddhism
- คนพุทธ (kon-pút)practitioner of Buddhism
- พุทธมามกะ (pút-tá-maa-má-gà)practitioner of Buddhism
- พุทธศาสนิกชน (pút-tá-sǎa-sà-ník-gà-chon)practitioner of Buddhism
Ukrainian будди́стський, будді́йський
- будди́стський (buddýstsʹkyj)of, relating to, or practicing Buddhism
- будді́йський (buddíjsʹkyj)of, relating to, or practicing Buddhism
- будди́стський (buddýstsʹkyj)of, relating to a Buddhist, Buddhists
- будди́ст (buddýst)practitioner of Buddhism
- будди́стка (buddýstka)practitioner of Buddhism
Vietnamese Phật giáo, đạo Phật
- Phật giáoof, relating to, or practicing Buddhism
- đạo Phậtof, relating to, or practicing Buddhism
- Phậtof, relating to, or practicing Buddhism
- Phậtof, relating to a Buddhist, Buddhists
- Phật tửof, relating to a Buddhist, Buddhists
- Phật tửpractitioner of Buddhism
Welsh Bwdhaidd, Bwdhydd
- Bwdhaiddof, relating to, or practicing Buddhism
- Bwdhyddpractitioner of Buddhism
- Bwdhyddfollower of Buddha
Yiddish בודהיסטיש, בודהיסט
- בודהיסטיש (budhistish)of, relating to, or practicing Buddhism
- בודהיסט (budhist)practitioner of Buddhism
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with Buddhist
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APA
Buddhist. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Buddhist
MLA
“Buddhist.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Buddhist. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Buddhist,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Buddhist.
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