🇩🇪German Source WordCode: DE

Buddha

Pronunciation / Transliteration: Buddha

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Buddha/ˈbʊdə/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1500 frequency
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🇩🇪 Example Sentence in German:

"Die Lehren des Buddha haben viele Kulturen beeinflusst."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A title given to Siddhartha Gautama, the founder of Buddhism, who is revered as an enlightened teacher.

    "Many people visit temples to pay their respects to the Buddha."
  2. 2

    Any person who has attained enlightenment in Buddhism.

    "In Buddhist tradition, a Buddha is someone who has achieved a profound understanding of reality."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'Buddha' originates from the Sanskrit word 'बुद्ध' (buddha), meaning 'awakened one' or 'enlightened one'. It was used in ancient Indian texts around the 5th century BCE to refer to Siddhartha Gautama, the founder of Buddhism, who attained enlightenment under the Bodhi tree.

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