Buddhahood

American  

[boo-duh-hood, boo-duh-] / ˈbu dəˌhʊd, ˈbʊ də- /

noun

1. the attainment of enlightenment as a Buddha.

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Etymology

Origin of Buddhahood

First recorded in 1830–40; Buddha + -hood

Example Sentences

Practicing these qualities on the streets and freeways of Los Angeles is the fast way to Buddhahood, even if it is the slow way to get anywhere else.

From Salon

Centuries after Alexander the Great’s attempts to push his empire east, this style remained in currency, informing depictions of bodhisattvas — those who aspire to Buddhahood and seek to bring this enlightenment to others.

From Washington Post

This leads on to the end that In whatsoever time all human minds accord in thought and will with the mind of the Teacher, there shall not remain even one particle of dust that does not enter into Buddhahood.

From Project Gutenberg

He only who identifies his self with the truth will attain Nirvāna; and he who has entered Nirvāna has attained Buddhahood; he has acquired the highest good; he has become eternal and immortal.

From Project Gutenberg

That mendicant does right who does not think: 'People should salute me'; who, though despised by the world, yet cherishes no ill-will towards it.8 "That mendicant does right to whom omens, meteors, dreams, and signs are things abolished; he is free from all their evils.9 "Amitābha, the unbounded light, is the source of wisdom, of virtue, of Buddhahood.

From Project Gutenberg