Buddha
Prince Siddhāttha or Siddhartha, 566?–c480 b.c., Indian religious leader: founder of Buddhism. : Also called But·su [boot-soo, boot-; Japanese boo-tsoo], /ˈbʊt su, ˈbut-; Japanese ˈbu tsʊ/, Gau·ta·ma [gaw-tuh-muh, gou-], /ˈgɔ tə mə, ˈgaʊ-/, Gautama Buddha, Gou·ta·ma [gaw-tuh-muh, goh-], /ˈgɔ tə mə, ˈgoʊ-/, Gou·ta·ma Buddha .
any of a series of teachers in Buddhism, of whom Gautama was the last, who bring enlightenment and wisdom.
(sometimes lowercase)Buddhism. a person who has attained full prajna, or enlightenment; Arhat.
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One day I know he’ll be gone,risen early like the Buddha out of a dream,taking his special knowledge into the world.
Five poems about the mind | Cynthia Miller, Paula Bohince, Anthony Anaxagorou, Tishani Doshi, Zeina Hashem Beck | August 25, 2021 | MIT Technology ReviewIt shows an 18th-century wooden sculpture of a seated Buddha, which Paik purchased at an antique store.
At times, he was like a serene Buddha, simply smiling at it all.
She admits she thought her father “should be like Buddha, or Morrie Schwartz from Tuesdays With Morrie, or any number of stoic philosophers who embrace their final days with a pure heart, conviction of the world’s oneness flowing from their lips.”
Kate Fagan quit her job to care for her dying father. The experience brought unexpected rewards. | Ada Calhoun | June 4, 2021 | Washington PostExiled back to Earth, Monkey and his armies battle the forces of Heaven successfully until the Buddha finally imprisons him under a mountain.
The action-packed saga ‘Monkey King: Journey to the West’ gets a modern take | Michael Dirda | March 3, 2021 | Washington Post
“My children are traumatised,” Than Dar told a group of reporters in front a large reclining Buddha.
Hope and Change? Burma Kills a Journalist Before Obama Arrives | Joshua Carroll | November 11, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIt was the first time I witnessed his balanced mix of strength and kindness, or what could be dubbed his “Buddha nature.”
But the Buddha condemned both extreme luxury and extreme poverty as obstacles to enlightenment.
Complaining Like It’s 1999: ‘Fight Club,’ ‘American Beauty,’ and the Revolt of the Cubicle Drone | Arthur Chu | June 3, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe couch is too deep, and he is growing heavier; he will be Buddha-like in girth at some point soon.
The Stacks: The True Greatness of Muhammad Ali | Peter Richmond | February 23, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThis is one of the meanings of the famous Zen koan, “If you see the Buddha on the road, kill him.”
The Shocking Scandal at the Heart of American Zen | Jay Michaelson | November 14, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTIn return, each of the priests placed an image of Buddha on a tree-root, turning it into an altar.
Our Little Korean Cousin | H. Lee M. PikeUpon one of these monuments an upright figure of the deity Buddha is sculptured in a standing position.
A Woman's Journey Round the World | Ida PfeifferNo ancient teacher enjoined the duties based on an immutable morality with more force than Confucius, Buddha, and Epictetus.
Beacon Lights of History, Volume I | John LordThe Life of Buddha by Asvaghosha is a poetical romance of nearly ten thousand lines.
Beacon Lights of History, Volume I | John LordBuddha travels slowly to the sacred city of Benares, converting by the way even Brahmans themselves.
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British Dictionary definitions for buddha (1 of 2)
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Buddhism (often capital) a person who has achieved a state of perfect enlightenment
an image or picture of the Buddha
Origin of buddha
1British Dictionary definitions for Buddha (2 of 2)
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the Buddha ?563–483 bc, a title applied to Gautama Siddhartha, a nobleman and religious teacher of N India, regarded by his followers as the most recent rediscoverer of the path to enlightenment: the founder of Buddhism
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