Do Buddhists fast

Answer 1

Based on the religious teaching - no.

Buddhist important teachings when comes to food are never to waste even a single grain of rice and never demand for food, if people give you chicken, you eat chicken, if they give you plain white rice, you eat white rice

however, one of Buddhism's deity, Goddess of Guan Yin (God of Mercy) stops eating beef as sh claims that cow have do so much good to human that killing it seems harmful. also, when her father dies, she forsee that her father reincarnated to a cow. she however, did not forbid the eating of cow but her followers eventually followed her

the clossest thing for buddhists to fasting are usually just becoming vegetarian for 2 days in a month. the 1st and 15th of every month based on the chinese calender. but because the calender is originates from china while buddhism orginates from India, is doubtful to say that this fasting is related to buddhisms teachings and probably interpretations by monks or cultures or simply a custom evolved from kuan yin act of being vegetarian

Answer 2

Lay people can eat whenever they want. Monks and Nuns must eat their last meal at noon.

Answer 3

No. Ramadan is an Islamic holiday, not a Buddhist one.

Answer 4

yes