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Gautama

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

noun

  1. another name for Buddha.


Gautama British  
/ ˈɡaʊtəmə /

noun

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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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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

Also called Buddha’s Enlightenment Day, it commemorates when Siddhartha Gautama attained awakening — or enlightenment — some 2,600 years ago, becoming the Buddha.

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 is said to have been a branch of the tree under which Gautama Buddha became endued with his divine powers, and has always been held in the greatest veneration.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 3 "Fenton, Edward" to "Finistere" by Various

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