Buddha
Also called Butsu, Gautama, Gautama Buddha. (Prince Siddhāttha or Siddhartha) 566?–c480 b.c, Indian religious leader: founder of Buddhism.
any of a series of teachers in Buddhism, of whom Gautama was the last, who bring enlightenment and wisdom.
(sometimes lowercase) Buddhism. a person who has attained full prajna, or enlightenment; Arhat.
Contemporary Examples
The Buddhist Punk Reforming Drug Rehab Stephen Krcmar June 15, 2014
Hope and Change? Burma Kills a Journalist Before Obama Arrives Joshua Carroll November 10, 2014
How S.N. Goenka Changed My Life—And the Lives of Millions More Sharon Salzberg October 1, 2013
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Joseph Conrad vs. Lauren Conrad The Daily Beast June 25, 2009
Historical Examples
Buddhism, In its Connexion With Brahmanism and Hinduism, and In Its Contrast with Christianity Sir Monier Monier-Williams
The Unknown Life of Jesus Christ Nicolas Notovitch
The Soul of a People H. Fielding
The Unknown Life of Jesus Christ Nicolas Notovitch
The Story of the Great War, Volume III (of VIII) Various
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(Buddhism) (often capital) a person who has achieved a state of perfect enlightenment
an image or picture of the Buddha
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the Buddha, ?563–483 bc, a title applied to Gautama Siddhartha, a nobleman and religious teacher of N India, regarded by his followers as the most recent rediscoverer of the path to enlightenment: the founder of Buddhism
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