[Grammar] more about the compound noun

[curiousmind]

Can someone please explain to me the difference among "buddha statue," "buddha's statue," and "buddhist statue"?

thanks!

curious mind

 

[Rover_KE]

The standard phrase is Buddha statue.

I've never heard your alternatives.

Rover

 

[Tdol]

A Buddhist statue would not be of Buddha but would be related to Buddhism- one of another important figure, etc, IMO.

 

[Khosro]

Can someone please explain to me the difference among "buddha statue," "buddha's statue," and "buddhist statue"?

thanks!

curious mind

Well, as other members told you about "Buddha statue" and "buddhist statue" I am going to tell you about "Buddha's statue". ;-) (I think it should be B and not b).

Buddha's statue

Suppose there is a story about Buddha and it is written there that Buddha had a statue, statue of an elephant perhaps. There you may read:"Buddha's statue was very beautiful".

 

[curiousmind]

ah, ah!

thanks for your reply!