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

Siddhartha Gautama spent years seeking the answer to the problem of suffering.

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

Gautama Buddha is said to have announced to his disciples that the time of his departure had come: 'Arise, let us go hence, my time is come.'

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.