Word: Buddha
Proper noun
Definitions:
1. A title given to the founder of Buddhism, Siddartha Gautama (c.563–c.460 BC). Born a prince in what is now Nepal, he renounced wealth and family to become an ascetic, and after achieving enlightenment while meditating, taught all who came to learn from him.
Noun
Definitions:
1. A person who has attained full enlightenment.
Example sentences: "Second, the stra teaches that a Buddha, upon attaining nirva, does not go into extinction, but abides in the world for aeons out of compassion for those still in need of teaching."
2. A statue or picture of the Buddha.
Example sentences: "Halls for the secondary Buddhas and Bodhisattvas are often named according to the statue that they house."
Derivations:
Buddhist
Buddhism
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Buddha in Other Languages...
Spanish: Buda
German: Buddha
French: Bouddha
Italian: Buddha
Turkish: Buda
