Buddha (disambiguation)

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

Buddhism

• Gautama Buddha, founder of Buddhism, commonly known as "The Buddha"
• The Buddhist concept of Buddha (title)
• 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

Hinduism

• Gautama Buddha in Hinduism

Modern culture

• Buddha (album), by Blink-182
• Buddha (manga), by Osamu Tezuka
• A Buddha, a 2005 Argentine film written and directed by Diego Rafecas
• Buddha (2007 film) or Gautama Buddha, an Indian film directed by Allani Sridhar
• The Buddha (2010 film), an American television documentary film
• Buddha (TV series), a 2013 Indian historical drama series
• Buddah Records
• Bud'da, American hip hop producer

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 Temple, a summit in the Grand Canyon
• Buddha, urban slang for cannabis

See also

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