Gotama

British  

/ ˈɡəʊtəmə /

noun

1. the Pali form of the name Gautama

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Example Sentences

Not long afterwards another party of monks arrived and then another, and the monks as well as most of the other travellers talked of nothing but Gotama and his approaching death.

From "Siddhartha" by Hermann Hesse

Once, when both youths had lived with the Samanas about three years and shared their practices, they heard from many sources a rumor, a report Someone had appeared, called Gotama, the Illustrious, the Buddha.

From "Siddhartha" by Hermann Hesse

His enemies and doubters, however, said that this Gotama was an idle fraud; he passed his days in high living, scorned the sacrifices, was unlearned and knew neither practices nor mortification of the flesh.

From "Siddhartha" by Hermann Hesse

Never, since the time our Illustrious Gotama passed ^ into Nirvana, have I ever met a man with the exception of Siddhartha about whom I felt: This is a holy man!

From "Siddhartha" by Hermann Hesse

The name of Gotama, the Buddha, continually reached the ears of the young men, spoken of well and ill, in praise and in scorn.

From "Siddhartha" by Hermann Hesse