Buddha (disambiguation)

Buddha, meaning "Awakened one" or "Enlightened One", may refer to:

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

Other Buddhas

Main article: List of Buddhas

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

• Budai, the Laughing Buddha, a figure in traditional Chinese culture
• Adi-Buddha, the primordial Buddha
• Akshobhya, one of the Five Wisdom Buddhas of the Vajrayana tradition of Buddhism; lord of the Eastern Pure Land Abhirati
• Amitābha, one of the Five Wisdom Buddhas of the Vajrayana tradition of Buddhism; principal Buddha of the Pure Land sect
• Amoghasiddhi, one of the Five Wisdom Buddhas of the Vajrayana tradition of Buddhism
• Dipankara, First Buddha of the current world age
• Tonpa Shenrab, Buddha of the Bön religion
• Ratnasambhava, one of the Five Wisdom Buddhas of the Vajrayana tradition of Buddhism
• Vairocana, one of the Five Wisdom Buddhas of the Vajrayana tradition of Buddhism; embodiment of Dharmakaya

Modern culture

• Buddha (album), an album by Blink-182
• Buddha (manga)
• Buddha (2007 film) or Gautama Buddha
• Buddah Records
• Little Buddha, a 1994 film starring Keanu Reaves

Military usage

• Smiling Buddha, also known as Operation Smiling Buddha

Other usage

• Buddha Air, a Nepalese airline
• Buddha, Indiana, a small town in the United States
• Buddha, urban slang for cannabis

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