Buddha
[ boo-duh, boo d-uh ]
/ ˈbu də, ˈbʊd ə /
noun
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.
Origin of Buddha
1675–85; < Sanskrit: awakened (
budh- awaken, notice, understand +
-ta past participle suffix)
Example sentences from the Web for buddha
British Dictionary definitions for buddha (1 of 2)
buddha
/ (ˈbʊdə) /
noun
Buddhism (often capital)
a person who has achieved a state of perfect enlightenment
an image or picture of the Buddha
Word Origin for buddha
C17: from Sanskrit: awakened, enlightened, from
budh to awake, know
British Dictionary definitions for buddha (2 of 2)
Buddha
/ (ˈbʊdə) /
noun
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