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
“This is small step toward justice,” Siddhartha Rathod, a lawyer for the Glass family, said in a brief interview on Friday.
From New York Times • Apr. 26, 2024
Also called Buddha’s Enlightenment Day, it commemorates when Siddhartha Gautama attained awakening — or enlightenment — some 2,600 years ago, becoming the Buddha.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 7, 2023
"What followed was a lesson in the art of seam bowling, angling in from over the wicket and keeping it in the narrow straight just outside off," wrote Siddhartha Vaidyanathan, a cricket writer in ESPNCricinfo.
From BBC • Sep. 29, 2023
Siddhartha had been in the forest a long time when the thought occurred to him that his search was useless.
From "Siddhartha" by Hermann Hesse
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