Gautama

American  

[gaw-tuh-muh, gau-] / ˈgɔ tə mə, ˈgaʊ- /

noun

1. another name for Buddha.

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Gautama British  

/ ˈɡaʊtəmə /

noun

1. the Sanskrit form of the family name of Siddhartha, the historical Buddha

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Gautama

Siddhartha Gautama is accepted by most scholars as the historical figure Shakyamuni Buddha, or sage of the Shakya clan, who was born in Nepal and lived in India around the 5th century BCE.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2025

The tree Gautama mediated under is called the “Bodhi Tree” or tree of awakening.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 7, 2023

Currently, Gautama Buddha and Pokhara have a combined traffic of 80-85 domestic flights per day.

From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2023

Pali was and still is the common tongue of the Magadha region, where Prince Siddhartha Gautama lived a life of luxury before renouncing wealth to attain enlightenment.

From Salon ● May 21, 2023

It should be remembered that Gautama Buddha, the "Angel-Messiah," and Cyrus, the "Anointed" of the Lord, are placed about six hundred years before Jesus, the "Anointed."

From Bible Myths and their Parallels in other Religions Being a Comparison of the Old and New Testament Myths and Miracles with those of the Heathen Nations of Antiquity Considering also their Origin and Meaning by T. W. Doane

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