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Buddhist super-heroes, villains, and other characters

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 Show only: 76 Buddhist heroes | 46 Buddhist villains | 43 Buddhist clergy | 4 Buddhist deities 

Number of characters in this sub-list: 182 (out of a total of 36,945 in the database).  Records 1 through 50 displayed below.

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Adon Adon supporting character
CBR Scale: R Buddhist
[student of Sagat; tough Muay Thai fighter] Capcom; Udon Entertainment 5
Buddha Buddha (Siddhartha Gautama) hero clergy/religious leader real/historical person
CBR Scale: D Buddhist
Super Best Friends Comedy Central 1
Chinese delegation supporting character group
CBR Scale: S Buddhist
[sold Jade Buddha to raise war relief funds] DC 1
Chinese slayer Chinese slayer (Xin Rong) hero
CBR Scale: S Buddhist
[1st app: Buffy the Vampire Slayer - Season 5, Episode 7 (14 Nov. 2000)] 20th Century Fox Television Mutant Enemy Productions, etc. 5
Dauntless Dauntless (Alec Dalton) hero
CBR Scale: S Buddhist
Super Soldiers Marvel UK 8
Doctor Light Doctor Light (Kimiyo Hoshi) hero scientist
CBR Scale: S Buddhist
Asian; The Doom Patrol... 
The Justice League; The Outsiders
DC 134
Enigma Enigma (Tara Virango) hero
CBR Scale: D Buddhist
[1st app: Peter Parker: Spider-Man (vol. 2) #48 (Nov. 2002)] Marvel 2
evil Japanese Buddhists evil Japanese Buddhists villain
CBR Scale: D Buddhist
[1st app: Captain America Comics #35 (Feb. 1944)] Marvel 1
Tina Greer Tina Greer villain
CBR Scale: A Buddhist
[seen again: "Visage" (14 Jan. 2003, Season 2, Episode 11)] WB 3
Harvest Harvest (Chi Lo) hero
CBR Scale: S Buddhist
Asian; Young Gods Marvel 20
Jade Dragon Jade Dragon (Dei Guan) hero
CBR Scale: U Buddhist
3-Peace; China Force Marvel 8
Judomaster Judomaster (Rip Jagger) hero
CBR Scale: U Buddhist
All-Star Squadron; Bridgeport University... 
L.A.W.; U.S. Army
Charlton 86
The King of Siam The King of Siam (Ananda Mahidol Mahidol) real/historical person
CBR Scale: M Buddhist
[1st app: Action Comics (vol. 1) #20 (Jan. 1940)] DC 2
Lady Lotus Lady Lotus villain
CBR Scale: S Buddhist
Super-Axis (founder) Marvel 6
Jet Li Jet Li real/historical person
CBR Scale: S Buddhist
Asian Marvel 42
Lightning (Tavis Williams) hero
CBR Scale: U Buddhist
[1st app: The New Teen Titans (vol. 1) #32 (June 1983)] DC 4
Living Buddha Living Buddha villain
CBR Scale: M Buddhist
[ruler of Shadow-Men of Kaa-U] Marvel 3
Mana Mana (Mana Isozaki) hero
CBR Scale: S Buddhist
Asian; Attack Mystification Police Comic Comp 33
Moonstone Moonstone (Karla Sofen) villain hero
CBR Scale: U Buddhist
Dark Avengers; Femizons... 
The Masters of Evil; The Thunderbolts
Marvel 235
Keanu Reeves Keanu Reeves real/historical person
CBR Scale: I Buddhist
[1st app: Marvel Knights 4 #1 (Apr. 2004)] Marvel 128
Sailor Venus Sailor Venus (Minako Aino) hero
CBR Scale: S Buddhist
Sailor Senshi Kodansha Toei Animation 168
Stretch Stretch hero
CBR Scale: M Buddhist
black; Bug Brothers
[Texan cowboy]
DC Vertigo 31
? Takahana (daughter) ? Takahana (daughter) supporting character
CBR Scale: R Buddhist
[Mrs. Takahana's daughter] DC 1
? Takahana (son) ? Takahana (son) supporting character
CBR Scale: R Buddhist
[Mrs. Takahana's son] DC 1
Mrs. Takahana Mrs. Takahana supporting character
CBR Scale: R Buddhist
[values Japanese heritage; buys books at Katana's store] DC 12
The Temple of Kung The Temple of Kung supporting character group
CBR Scale: D Buddhist
Asian
[source of sacred ruby Dakor the Magician recovered]
Marvel Timely 1
Thunderlord Thunderlord (Liang Xih-k'ai) hero
CBR Scale: M Buddhist
Global Guardians DC 15
Fred Tuckman supporting character
CBR Scale: S Buddhist
black DC 14
unnamed dancing Interpol agent supporting character
CBR Scale: U Buddhist
[1st app: Batman (vol. 1) #167 (Nov. 1964)] DC 1
unnamed monk unnamed monk supporting character clergy/religious leader
CBR Scale: D Buddhist
[1st app: Super Green Beret #1 (Apr. 1967)] Lightning Comics 1
unnamed old man from Xianjiang Uygur supporting character
CBR Scale: S Buddhist
[1st app: New X-Men (vol. 1) #127 (Aug. 2002)] Marvel 1
Xorn Xorn (Kuan-Yin Xorn) hero
CBR Scale: S Buddhist
Asian; Brotherhood of Mutants... 
X-Men
Marvel 23
Xorn Xorn (Shen Xorn) hero
CBR Scale: U Buddhist
Asian; X-Men Marvel 11
Reiko Yamashiro supporting character
CBR Scale: I Buddhist
[one of Katana's twin daughters] DC 1
Yuki Yamashiro supporting character
CBR Scale: I Buddhist
[one of Katana's twin daughters] DC 1
Thundermind Thundermind hero clergy/religious leader
CBR Scale: D Buddhist (Bodhisattva)
Great Ten DC 13
Fin Fang Foom Fin Fang Foom villain
CBR Scale: U Buddhist (convert)
Makluan Marvel 63
Gargoyle Gargoyle (Isaac Christians) hero
CBR Scale: S Buddhist (disciple of Vishnu Dass); occult
The Defenders Marvel 125
Buddha Buddha (Siddhartha Gautama) clergy/religious leader real/historical person
CBR Scale: D Buddhist (founder)
[1st app: The Gandharan Buddhist Texts (25 A.D.)] DC 29
Lotus Lotus (Lotus Newmark) villain
CBR Scale: I Buddhist (lapsed)
[1st app: Avengers Spotlight #30 (Mar. 1990)] Marvel 23
The Giant One villain
CBR Scale: M Buddhist (Monks of the Hidden
Temple)
[1st app: The Amazing Spider-Man (vol. 1) #108 (May 1972)] Marvel 2
Guardian of the Light supporting character clergy/religious leader
CBR Scale: D Buddhist (Monks of the Hidden
Temple)
[father of Sha Shan (Flash Thompson's wife)] Marvel 3
Shockwave Shockwave (Kathy Ling) hero
CBR Scale: I Buddhist (non-practicing)
Medusa Web; Psi-Force Marvel New Universe 16
Madame Butterfly Madame Butterfly (Cio-Cio San) non-feature lead character based on a real person
CBR Scale: M Buddhist (raised); Catholic (convert)
Asian
[Buddhist priest's niece; converted to Christianity]
DC 18
Rising Sun Rising Sun (Izumi Yasunari) hero
CBR Scale: U Buddhist / Shinto
Asian; Global Guardians DC 38
Yamato-Take hero
CBR Scale: S Buddhist / Shinto
[born circa 81 A.D.; given magical sword Kusanagi-No-Tsuguri] Marvel 1
Maseo Yamashiro Maseo Yamashiro supporting character
CBR Scale: S Buddhist / spirit
[late husband of Katana] DC 2
Tara supporting character deity
CBR Scale: D Buddhist deity
[goddess that Enigma (Tara Virango) named herself after] Marvel 2
George Lucas George Lucas supporting character real/historical person
CBR Scale: S Buddhist Methodist
[wrote "Star Wars"]   277
Vishnu Dass supporting character clergy/religious leader
CBR Scale: D Buddhist monk
[mentor to Isaac Christians (Gargoyle)] Marvel 1

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