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Buddhahood

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

noun

  1. the attainment of enlightenment as a Buddha.


Etymology

Origin of Buddhahood

First recorded in 1830–40; Buddha + -hood

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In Buddhism, bodhisattvas are people who are seen as spiritually advanced and on the path toward Buddhahood.

From Textbooks Apr. 19, 2023

In turn, man may aspire to personal Buddhahood through ridding himself of such worldly attachments as family and his ego.

From Time Magazine Archive

"Now has the moment come, O Blessed One, for Thy Buddhahood," they advised him.

From Time Magazine Archive

A second class of tutelaries is composed of so-called Buddhas, accompanied by Śaktis and terrific in aspect, who are manifestations of the Buddhahood for special purposes.

From Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 3 by Eliot, Charles, Sir

The series is designed to commemorate events in his own career, during the states of existence through which he passed preparatory to his reception of the Buddhahood.

From Ceylon; an Account of the Island Physical, Historical, and Topographical with Notices of Its Natural History, Antiquities and Productions, Volume 1 by Tennent, James Emerson, Sir

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