Buddha

(bo̵̅o̅də, bo̵odə)

noun

a statue or image of Buddha

Siddhartha Gautama, religious philosopher and teacher who lived in India 563?-483? and was the founder of Buddhism: the name is a title applied by Buddhists to someone regarded as embodying divine wisdom and virtue

Origin: Sans, the enlightened one; pp. of budh, to awake, know < IE base *bheudh-: see bid

See Buddha in American Heritage Dictionary 4

Indian mystic and founder of Buddhism. He began preaching after achieving supreme enlightenment at the age of 35.

noun
  1. One who has achieved a state of perfect spiritual enlightenment in accordance with the teachings of Buddha.
  2. A representation or likeness of Buddha.

Origin:

Origin: Sanskrit buddha-, enlightened

Origin: , past participle of bodhati, he awakes; see bheudh- in Indo-European roots

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