There are aproximately 350 million Buddhists worldwide (6% of the world's population). Making it the 6th largest religion.
A Buddhist
There is no gender based naming of Buddhist followers - just like there are no Christioners and Christionettes
The followers of Mahayana worshipped Buddha as a god and also believed that there are many Buddhas.
Buddhist followers are usually called Buddhists. A community of Buddhists is called a "sangha" (similar to the term "congregation" in Christianity).
Buddhism. Buddhists follow Buddhism, the religion founded by the Buddha.
We don't since we do not beleive in an eternal omnipotent god.
No, most people in China are one of Buddhist, Taoist and/or followers of Confucianism.
Shoyu Hanayama has written: 'Buddhist handbook for Shin-shu followers'
the eightfold path and the four noble truths.
I was raised Buddhist and was taught that Buddha told his followers not to worship him, but that some of his later followers wrote papers or sutras that taught of things that Buddha did not teach and now some people follow a false form of Buddhism because of not being aware.
Buddha taught his followers to follow the five precepts:Do not reap life, Do not take what is not given, Do not be part of misconduct, Do not lie, and do not intoxicate yourself with drugs. This shaped their lifestyle into a Buddhist way of life.
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.