Buddha
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- noun
- /ˈbʊdə/
- So we begin Before the Buddha found enlightenment, he lived a life of privilege.
- buddhas and bodhisattvas
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Watch on YouTubeAnd, and she's got these laughing Buddhas everywhere in the house and these cats.
- And, and she's got these laughing Buddhas everywhere in the house and these cats.
- It's a, it's a stone dropping into some water, you know, or it's like a statue of Buddha.
Examples
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In Buddhism, it is "look within: thou art the buddha."
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People who've lived eccentric lives and those with a heavy weight of karma can become buddhas too.
Fiction book (1996) -
A woman can even become a buddha.
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Now the monk says, OK, master, what is the meaning of the Buddha Dharma?
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You're praying to the Buddha with all your hearts devotion.
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You have devotees who are paying their respects to the the Buddha's symbols here.
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The basic idea is that all of the gods of Japan were originally Indian Buddhas and bodhisattvas who showed themselves in temporary forms here.
Fiction book (1996) -
The carving pavilions are lined with colossal Buddhas, so still and silent, one after the other.
Academic text (2005) -
Officially, the Japanese tried to reconcile the two religions by claiming that the kami are manifestations of the buddhas and bodhisattvas, a theory known as honji suijaku.
Academic text (1991) -
Many people visit the temple to pay homage to the Buddha and seek spiritual guidance.
Synonyms
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A religious teacher from ancient India who founded Buddhism, also known as Gautama Buddha
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The person who started Buddhism and taught people in ancient India
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A teacher who founded Buddhism and became an enlightened person
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The Buddha, the teacher who started Buddhism in India long ago
A religious teacher from ancient India who founded Buddhism and became the Buddha
How Enlightened
Surface Forms
Etymology
Buddha comes from the Sanskrit root budh, which means 'to wake' or 'to know', so a Buddha is 'an awakened one' who has reached full understanding.