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बुद्ध

Buddha

Awakened One / The Buddha

beginnerThe Three Jewels & Refuge (三寶)

Grammar 語法

masculine noun (a-stem): past participle of bujjhati (to awaken/understand)

Definition 釋義

The Awakened One — specifically Siddhattha Gotama (Sanskrit: Siddhārtha Gautama) who attained complete enlightenment (sammā-sambodhi) under the Bodhi tree in Bodh Gaya c. 5th century BCE. 'Buddha' is a title, not a personal name. The qualities of a Sammā-sambuddha (Fully Self-Enlightened One) include: (1) perfect wisdom (sammā-paññā); (2) perfect compassion (karuṇā); (3) ability to teach the path to others. The first of the Three Jewels.

Canonical Example 典籍例句

Iti pi so Bhagavā arahaṃ sammāsambuddho...

Such indeed is the Blessed One: accomplished, fully enlightened...

Source: Buddhānussati formula (standard recitation)