Buddhist
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Buddhist
A follower of the teachings of Buddhism, a religion and philosophy that originated in India.
Als gläubiger Buddhist meditiert er jeden Morgen eine Stunde.
As a devout Buddhist, he meditates for an hour every morning.
'Der Buddhist' (the Buddhist) is a weak masculine noun and belongs to the N-declension. This means that it takes the ending '-en' in all cases except the nominative singular.
Ich habe gestern mit einem Buddhisten gesprochen.
I spoke with a Buddhist yesterday.
This word belongs to a family: the religion is called 'der Buddhismus' (Buddhism), a male person is 'der Buddhist' (the Buddhist), and the related adjective is 'buddhistisch' (Buddhist/Buddhist-style).
Er interessiert sich sehr für die buddhistische Philosophie.
He is very interested in Buddhist philosophy.
In connection with a Buddhist, verbs such as 'meditieren' (to meditate), 'einer Lehre folgen' (to follow a teaching), or 'nach Erleuchtung streben' (to strive for enlightenment) are often used.
Der Buddhist zog sich für mehrere Wochen in ein Kloster zurück, um zu meditieren.
The Buddhist withdrew to a monastery for several weeks to meditate.
supporter / trailer / pendant
'der Anhänger' is a general word for a person who supports an idea, movement, or person. 'Der Buddhist' is much more specific: it is a follower of Buddhism. So both words fit when talking about belonging to a religious or philosophical teaching. The difference is that with 'Anhänger', you still have to say what someone is a supporter of. 'Buddhist' names that direction directly. In a conversation about religion, 'Buddhist' sounds more natural and more precise.
Als Buddhist meditiert er jeden Morgen für ein paar Minuten.
As a Buddhist, he meditates for a few minutes every morning.
Er ist Anhänger einer Lehre, die Ruhe und Mitgefühl wichtig findet.
He is a follower of a teaching that values calm and compassion.