Buddha (disambiguation)

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Contents 1 Buddhism 1.1 Other Buddhas 2 Chinese Culture 3 Modern culture 4 Military usage 5 Other usage 6 See also

Buddha (Hindustani pronunciation: [ˈbʊdːʱə]; meaning "Awakened one" or "Enlightened One" in Sanskrit and Pali, बुद्ध in Devanagari script) may refer to:

[edit] Buddhism

• Gautama Buddha, founder of Buddhism, clan name Gautama (Sanskrit; Pali: Gotama), personal name said to be Siddhārtha (Sanskrit; Pali: Siddhattha), epithet Śākyamuni (Sanskrit; Pali: Sakyamuni or Shakyamuni), commonly known as "The Buddha"
• The Buddhist concept of Buddhahood
• The Buddhist concept of Buddha-nature
• Buddharupa, a statue or other representation of a Buddha

[edit] Other Buddhas

Other figures considered to be Buddhas by various Buddhist groups include:

• Amitābha, principal Buddha of Pure Land sect
• Vairocana, embodiment of Dharmakaya
• Dipankara, First Buddha of the current world age
• Adi-Buddha, the primordial Buddha

For other possible figures referred to by the term Buddha see the list of Buddhas

[edit] Chinese Culture

• Laughing Buddha, a figure in traditional Chinese culture.

[edit] Modern culture

• Buddha (album), an album by Blink-182
• Buddha (manga)
• Buddha (2007 film) or Gautama Buddha
• Buddah Records
• Little Buddha, a film

[edit] Military usage

• Smiling Buddha, also known as Operation Smiling Buddha.

[edit] Other usage

• Buddha Air, a Nepalese airline
• Buddha, Indiana, a small town in the United States.

[edit] See also

• Budha, the planet Mercury in Hindu mythology
• Budda (Eremophila duttonii), a plant from inland Australia
• Buda, western part of the Hungarian capital Budapest
• Buda (disambiguation), other uses of the term Buda

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