Buddhist followers are usually called Buddhists. A community of Buddhists is called a "sangha" (similar to the term "congregation" in Christianity).
Followers of the Buddha are called Buddhists.
They are called Buddhists
They are called Buddhists
The blanket term for those the adhere to and follow the teachings of Buddha are Buddhists. That being said there are many concepts to Buddhism that have been adopted by others. For example many Hindus hold Buddha and his philosophies in reverence, but are not necessarily Buddhists by self-identification.
The Gautama "Buddha" was the Prophet founder of the religion known as Buddhism. Its followers are called Buddhists.
The BuddhaAnswer:The processes in Buddhism are not so much the following of anyone as the effort to find one's own way. The Buddha is an example to us, he however is not necessary as we could reach the same goals of enlightenment by following the Eightfold Path on our own.
A follower of The Buddha is called a Buddhist. As a note: Buddhists doe not worship The Buddha. We revere him, we are grateful to him, but he is not a god.
Buddhism. Simple as that. But the term Buddhism and Buddhists was coined by early English visitors to India. Originally followers of the Buddha referred to themselves as Saugata, Sakyans or Sakyabhiksu in ancient India.
Followers or believers of a religion would generally be named after that certain religion. For example: People who believe in Christianity would be called Christians; Atheism- Atheists, Catholicism- Catholics, Buddhism- buddhists, Hinduism- Hindu, and so forth.
A Himalayan priest is called a lama. They are spiritual leaders and teachers in Tibetan Buddhism, often residing in monasteries and providing guidance to their followers.
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Tibetan Buddhism is collectively called vajrayana buddhism.