Buddhists
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Buddhists, also known as Bauddha, are people who adhere to Buddhism, an Indian religious and philosophical tradition founded by the Buddha in the 6th or 5th century BCE in the Indian subcontinent. Bud
A painting by A.H. Schram (c. 1897) depicting a woman engaged in devotional worship to the Buddha, expressing reverence through traditional rituals and acts of faith.
Buddha's sermon in the Sarnath, depicted at Wat Chedi Liam, near Chiang Mai, Thailand
Artwork depicting the scenes of Buddhists' daily life, Tumpat, Malaysia
Lay devotees and monastics paying homage to the Buddha
Upāsaka
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Upāsaka or Upāsikā are from the Sanskrit and Pāli words for "attendant". This is the title of followers of Buddhism who are not monks, nuns, or novice monastics in a Buddhist order, and who undertake
The word Upāsaka (Brahmi script), used by Ashoka in his Minor Rock Edict No.1 to describe his affiliation to Buddhism (circa 258 BCE).
Upasakas praying in Yangon, Myanmar.