Buddha

proper nounnouncommon in dialogue

United Kingdom//ˈbʊdə//
United States//ˈbudə//
Scotland//ˈbʉdə//
//ˈbʊdːʰə//

Siddhartha Gautama, ancient Indian philosopher and teacher who founded Buddhism.

proper noun

1
Siddhartha Gautama, ancient Indian philosopher and teacher who founded Buddhism.

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Pali Buddha (“the Awakened One, the Enlightened One”), from buddha (“awakened, enlightened”), from Sanskrit बुद्ध (buddha, “awakened, enlightened”), past participle of बोधति (bodhati, “to wake, to awaken”). Distantly related to English bid and bede. Also cognate with Proto-Slavic *buditi (“to wake up”).

noun

1
Any other person considered similarly enlightened.
At this point, the Amidha Buddha probably has more worshippers than the Buddha himself does.
“Mind,” he began again, lifting one arm from the elbow, the palm of the hand outwards, so that, with his legs folded before him, he had the pose of a Buddha preaching in European clothes and without a lotus-flower - “Mind, none of us would feel exactly like this.”
2
Any other person considered similarly enlightened.
There are some who consider Jesus a buddha, not least because Buddhism had spread to Judaea by the early 1st century.
3
figurativeSynonym of know-it-all or smartass, a person who imagines themselves smarter or wiser than they are.
4
A statue or image of any Buddha.
I love visiting the temple to see the Buddha.

Forms

plural: Buddhas

BUD · AB InBev Budapest · The capital and the most populous city of Hungary.buddha · Marijuana.

Buddha · Siddhartha Gautama, ancient Indian philosopher and teacher who founded Buddhism.

Buddhism · The religion or philosophy derived from the teachings of…Buddhist · Of, relating to, or practicing Buddhism.buddy · A friend or casual acquaintance.

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