Buddha

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Contents 1 In Buddhism 2 In Hinduism 3 In other religions 4 In the arts 5 In films 6 Other

Usually Buddha (or "the Enlightened One") refers to Gautama Buddha, the founder of Buddhism. He is usually referred to simply as "the Buddha", but also known as Siddhārtha Gautama (Sanskrit; Pali: Siddhattha Gotama).

[edit] In Buddhism

• Gautama Buddha (Sanskrit; Pali: Gotama Buddha).
• a Buddha, anyone who has become fully awakened (enlightened), and has experienced Nirvana, such as:
  • Amitabha, a celestial buddha described in the scriptures of the Mahāyāna school of Buddhism
  • The 28 buddhas of the Pali Canon
• In a broad sense, it refers to two or three types of Buddha:
  • Samyaksambuddha, "a Buddha" as described above
  • Pratyekabuddha, one who achieved enlightenment on his own, without teachers or guides
  • Śrāvakabuddha (a rare term), an enlightened 'disciple of a Buddha'
• a statue of Gautama Buddha or of another buddha.

[edit] In Hinduism

• Buddha from the Hindu perspective
• Budha, in Hindu mythology, is the name for the planet Mercury

[edit] In other religions

• Buddha (other religions)Matt

[edit] In the arts

• Laughing Buddha, the common English reference to Budai, an interpretation of the Bodhisattva Maitreya
• Buddha (album) by blink-182
• Buddha (manga), by Osamu Tezuka
• Buddah Records, a record label (note spelling, though since 1998 spelled "Buddha")

[edit] In films

• Buddha (1961 film), a Japanese film
• Buddha (2007 film), an Indian film on the life of the Buddha
• Buddha (2008 film), a film to be based on the book Old Path White Clouds by Thich Nhat Hanh
• Little Buddha, film

[edit] Other

• Buddha Air, a Nepalese airline
• Buddha, slang for a type of marijuana

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