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Gotama

British  
/ ˈɡəʊtəmə /

noun

  1. the Pali form of the name Gautama

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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

Govinda once spent a rest period with some other monks in the pleasure grove which Kamala, the courtesan, had once presented to the followers of Gotama.

From "Siddhartha" by Hermann Hesse

In such a manner did that rumor, that happy report of Gotama the Buddha, the wise man from the race of Sakya, travel through the country.

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

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

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