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Tathagata

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[tuh-tah-guh-tuh] / təˈtɑ gə tə /

noun

  1. one of the names of Buddha.


Etymology

Origin of Tathagata

< Sanskrit, Pali tathāgata

Example Sentences

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The first Chinese eatery was opened in the 1850s in what is now called the old Chinatown area of Kolkata, says Tathagata Neogi, an archaeologist who also organises history tours of the city.

From BBC • Nov. 25, 2023

Wndr, the brainchild of a Kolkata-based archaeologist Tathagata Neogi and linguistic anthropologist Chelsea McGill, offers five curated heritage walks in the city.

From BBC • Apr. 21, 2023

The cause was a heart attack and multiple organ failure, her grandson, Tathagata Bhattacharya, said.

From New York Times • Aug. 2, 2016

That these various sentient beings, endowed with the wisdom of Tathagata, are not conscious of it because of their errors and illusions!

From The Religion of the Samurai A Study of Zen Philosophy and Discipline in China and Japan by Nukariya, Kaiten

They now called Him That One, now This One, now Mind, now Buddha, now Tathagata, now Certain Thing, now the True, now Dharma-nature, now Buddha-nature, and so forth.

From The Religion of the Samurai A Study of Zen Philosophy and Discipline in China and Japan by Nukariya, Kaiten

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