Buddha

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English [edit]

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1st century CE sculpture of a Buddha

Alternative forms [edit]

  • buddha (senses 2 and 3 only)

Pronunciation [edit]

  • Rhymes: -ʊdə, Rhymes: -uːdə
  • (UK) enPR: bo͝odə, IPA: /bʊdə/, X-SAMPA: /bUd@/ (more faithful)
  • (US) enPR: bo͞odə, IPA: /buːdə/, X-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

Noun [edit]

Buddha (plural Buddhas)

  1. Shakyamuni Buddha, Nepalese spiritual and philosophical teacher and founder of Buddhism; Siddhartha Gautama.
  2. Any of the other Buddhas named in Buddhist scriptures.
  3. An enlightened or awakened sentient being.
  4. A statue or image of any Buddha.
    I love the Buddha in your living room – where did you get it?

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Noun [edit]

Buddha m (Devanagari बुद्ध, Burmese script ဗုဒ္ဓ)

  1. (Buddhism) Buddha, the enlightened one.

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