Buddha
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[edit] English
[edit] Alternative forms
- buddha (senses 2 and 3 only)
[edit] Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ʊdə, Rhymes: -uːdə
- enPR: bo͝odə, IPA: /bʊdə/, SAMPA: /bUd@/ (more faithful)
- enPR: bo͞odə, IPA: /buːdə/, SAMPA: /bu:d@/ (more Anglicized)
- IPA: /bʊdːʰə/ (only in technical contexts) – approximation of Hindustani [ˈbʊdːʱə], which features a geminate ‘d’ and breathy voice on the second ‘d’, neither of which is idiomatic to English
[edit] Noun
Buddha (plural Buddhas)
- Shakyamuni Buddha, Nepalese spiritual and philosophical teacher and founder of Buddhism; Siddhartha Gautama.
- Any of the other Buddhas named in Buddhist scriptures.
- An enlightened or awakened sentient being.
- A statue or image of any Buddha.
- I love the Buddha in your living room – where did you get it?
[edit] Derived terms
[edit] Translations
Buddha
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[edit] External links
Gautama Buddha on Wikipedia.Wikipedia:Gautama Buddha
[edit] Pali
[edit] Noun
Buddha m. (Devanagari बुद्ध, Burmese script ဗုဒ္ဓ)
- (Buddhism) Buddha, the enlightened one.
[edit] Descendants
- Chinese: 佛陀, Pinyin Fótuó. (Derived based on pronunciation).