Siddhartha
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an epithet of Buddha meaning “he who has attained his goal.”
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(italics) a novel (1922) by Hermann Hesse.
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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.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 21, 2025
“COVID initially was considered an infectious-disease crisis,” said Dr. Siddhartha Kumar, a child and adolescent psychiatrist at Kaiser and the study’s senior author.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 1, 2024
Siddhartha was born in Lumbini, which is at the border of what is India and Nepal today.
From Seattle Times • May 11, 2024
Lanvin’s deputy general manager, Siddhartha Shukla, said brands nowadays were much more than the fashion and accessories collections that they brought out every season.
From New York Times • May 2, 2024
He had died and a new Siddhartha had awakened from his sleep.
From "Siddhartha" by Hermann Hesse
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