tathagata

See also: tathāgata

English

Alternative forms

• tathāgata

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit तथागत (tathāgata).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /təˈtɑːɡətə/

Noun

tathagata (plural tathagatas)

1. (Buddhism) A term of address to a buddha.

Translations

term of address to a buddha

• Assamese: তথাগত (tothagot)
• Bengali: তথাগত (tothagoto)
• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 如來／如来 (jyu⁴ loi⁴)

  Mandarin: 如來／如来 (zh) (rúlái)

• Hindi: तथागत (hi) m (tathāgat)
• Japanese: 如来 (ja) (にょらい, nyorai)
• Korean: 여래(如來) (ko) (yeorae)
• Marathi: तथागत m (tathāgat)
• Odia: ତଥାଗତ (or) (tôthagôtô)
• Pali: tathāgata m
• Sanskrit: तथागत (sa) m (tathāgata)
• Thai: ตถาคต (th) (dtà-tǎa-kót)
• Tibetan: དེ་བཞིན་གཤེགས་པ (de bzhin gshegs pa)
• Vietnamese: Như Lai (如來)

References

• “tathagata, n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.