Gautama

[ gaw-tuh-muh, gou- ]

/ ˈgɔ tə mə, ˈgaʊ- /

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noun

another name for Buddha (def. 1).

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Also called Gautama Buddha.

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How to use Gautama in a sentence

Two and a half millennia ago, Siddhartha Gautama sought enlightenment.
The Buddhist Business of Poaching Animals for Good Karma|Brendon Hong|December 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
She is represented to have been born from a Brahmin named Gautama, in the same fashion as Drona was.
Ancient Faiths And Modern|Thomas Inman
India has returned again to its worship of Brahma, which, though impersonal enough, is less so than is the gospel of Gautama.
The Soul of the Far East|Percival Lowell
Then should one proceed to the favourite wood of the Brahmarshi Gautama.
Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa Bk. 3 Pt. 1|Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa

That they are not strictly in accordance with Gautama's teachings there can be no doubt.
The Metaphysic of Christianity and Buddhism|Dawsonne M. Strong
But in the case of the great religion of Gautama they feel sincerely a similarity.
Orthodoxy|G. K. Chesterton

British Dictionary definitions for Gautama

Gautama

/ (ˈɡaʊtəmə) /

noun

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

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