[BariGrootrego]

I know I am asking so many questions, I'm sorry if they've been asked elsewhere already (I did search though, and didn't find what I was looking for).

Do you have to be a temple member and be formally "made" a Buddhist by someone before you can call yourself a Buddhist? I'm thinking not... but I'm not entirely sure. There's only a small handful of temples here in Ohio, and getting to a service can be tricky for me.