Gautama

American  

[gaw-tuh-muh, gou-] / 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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Example Sentences

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

In “Such Kindness,” Andre Dubus III offers Tom as an angry Siddhartha Gautama, the pre-enlightenment Buddha, resentful and grieving all that he has lost and as yet unaware of any path forward.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 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

The Buddhavansa or "History of the Buddhas," gives the lives of all the previous Buddhas before commencing the account of Gautama himself.

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 Doane, T. W.