Buddha

UK: /ˈbʊdə/ US: (bo̅o̅′də, bŏŏd′ə)

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Bud•dha  (bo̅o̅′də, bŏŏd′ə), n. 

1. Biographical, Eastern Religions Also called Butsu, Gautama, Gautama Buddha. (Prince Siddhāttha or Siddhartha) 566?–c480 b.c., Indian religious leader: founder of Buddhism.
2. Eastern Religions any of a series of teachers in Buddhism, of whom Gautama was the last, who bring enlightenment and wisdom.
3. Eastern Religions (sometimes l.c.) [Buddhism.] a person who has attained full prajna, or enlightenment;
   Arhat.

• Sanskrit: awakened (budh- awaken, notice, understand + -ta past participle suffix)
• 1675–85

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Buddha / ˈbʊdə/ noun

1. the Buddha ⇒ ?563–483 bc, a title applied to Gautama Siddhartha, a nobleman and religious teacher working in N India, regarded by his followers as the most recent rediscoverer of the path to enlightenment: the founder of Buddhism