Gautama

[gaw-tuh-muh, gou-]

noun

1. another name for Buddha.

Gautama

/ ˈɡaʊtəmə /

noun

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

Example Sentences

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.

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

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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.

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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.

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The coalition draws a distinction between sacred depictions of religious leaders such as Gautama Buddha, the founder of Buddhism, and the “Laughing Buddha” or “Fat Buddha” statues frequently seen at Asian restaurants.

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