= Hero	= Villain	= Deity
= Supporting Character		= Clergy
= Based on Real Person		= Scientist
= Real Person	= Non-Superhero Lead Character
= Non-Feature Lead Character
= Group	= Comic Strip Character (Primarily)

Newest character in database (28 May 2018):
Muriel Banks - Christian (denomination unknown)

Most recently updated (2 Jun 2018):
Tom Jenson

Religion of Comic Book Characters listed by religious group:
Buddhist (other)
Clergy and Religious Leaders

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Show only: 41 Buddhist (other) heroes | 19 Buddhist (other) villains | 2 Buddhist (other) deities | Show All

Number of characters in this sub-list: 17 (out of a total of 36,945 in the database).

Character
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and his/her religious practice, affiliation, etc.)

Religious
Affiliation

Team(s)
[Notes]

Pub.

#
app.

Buddha (Siddhartha Gautama)

[1st app: Super Green Beret #1 (Apr. 1967)]

Thundermind

Buddhist (Bodhisattva)

Great Ten

Buddha (Siddhartha Gautama)

Buddhist (founder)

[1st app: The Gandharan Buddhist Texts (25 A.D.)]

Guardian of the Light

Buddhist (Monks of the Hidden
Temple)

[father of Sha Shan (Flash Thompson's wife)]

Vishnu Dass

Buddhist monk

[mentor to Isaac Christians (Gargoyle)]

The Iron Monk

Buddhist monk

The Hand
[could not be injured by mortal hand or weapon]

King Cycle

Buddhist monk

[1st app: Red Wolf (vol. 1) #8 (July 1973)]

Rinpoche

Buddhist monk

[showed Xorn's room to Scott Summers]

Silent Ghost (Master Qin)

Buddhist monk

[1st app: Silent Ghost #1 (July 2006)]

Markosia

unnamed Buddhist monk

Buddhist monk

[1st app: The Devil & The Monk (2008 online)]

Buddhist vampire-monks

Buddhist monks

[1st app: Buffy the Vampire Slayer #38 (Oct. 2001)]

The Priest of Kung

Buddhist priest

Asian; The Temple of Kung
[head priest in Temple of Kung]

The Mahagreasy Migraine Yogi

Buddhist spiritual leader; Transcendental Meditation; Hindu (raised)

B.E.S.T.
[parody of Beatles guru Maharish Mahesh Yogi]

Angkor (Thommanom)

Cambodian Buddhist priest; Hindu (convert)

[1st app: Wonder Man (vol. 1) #10 (June 1992)]

Sister Sun (Sha Shan)

Legion of Light cult (co-leader); raised Buddhist (Monks of the Hidden Temple)

[helped defeat Brother Power; married Flash Thompson]

Shaolin Cowboy

Shaolin Buddhist monk

[1st app: Shaolin Cowboy #1 (Dec. 2004)]

Burlyman Entertainment

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Religion of Comic Book Characters listed by religious group: Buddhist (other)Clergy and Religious Leaders

Religion of Comic Book Characters listed by religious group:
Buddhist (other)
Clergy and Religious Leaders