Don't compose music if you believe in poetry.

You can call a monk a master and a layman a brother. The most common way to say hello is to bow and say "there is no Amitabha in the south" before asking questions.

Buddhist monks, like secular teachers, help us Buddhists to dispel doubts and set an example of practice, so we should call them masters. Those who know the dharma number can be called a teacher. Laymen call each other brothers.