Buddha Definition

bo͝odə, bo͝odə
noun
One who has achieved a state of perfect spiritual enlightenment, thereby attaining nirvana.
American Heritage
A statue or image of Buddha.
Webster's New World

An enlightened human being.

Wiktionary
Siddhartha Gautama.
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(informal) Marijuana.

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Other Word Forms of Buddha

Noun

Singular:
Buddha
Plural:
bhuddas, buddhas

Origin of Buddha

  • From Pali buddha (“awakened, enlightened”), past participle of bujjhati (“to awake, perceive”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European root *bʰewdʰ- (“to be awake, aware”), whence also English bid and bede.

    From Wiktionary

  • Sanskrit buddha- enlightened past participle of bodhati he awakes bheudh- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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