Tathagata

[ tuh-tah-guh-tuh ]

/ təˈtɑ gə tə /

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noun

one of the names of Buddha.

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Origin of Tathagata

<Sanskrit, Pali tathāgata

Words nearby Tathagata

Tatar Strait, Tatary, Tate, Tate Galleries, tater, Tathagata, Tathata, Tati, Tatiana, Tatin, Tatius

How to use Tathagata in a sentence

Over the entire relic of the whole body of him, the Kasyapa Tathagata, a great tope was also erected.
Record of Buddhistic Kingdoms|Fa-Hsien
As men treat the remains of a king of kings, so, Vasetthas, should they treat the remains of a Tathagata.
The Great Events by Famous Historians, Vol. 1|Various
Adoration to Maitrya Tathagata, gifted with a sublime intelligence!
Curiosities of Superstition|W. H. Davenport Adams
And as they treat the remains of a king of kings, so, Vasetthas, should they treat the remains of the Tathagata.
The Great Events by Famous Historians, Vol. 1|Various

The old man is Tathagata, and his children the blind, suffering children of sin and passion.
The Influence of Buddhism on Primitive Christianity|Arthur Lillie