buddha

Definition of Buddha in English :

founder of Buddhism; worshipped as a god (c 563-483 BC)

2. buddha

one who has achieved a state of perfect enlightenment

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Buddha

noun (in Buddhism)

1. (often capital)

a person who has achieved a state of perfect enlightenment

2.

an image or picture of the Buddha

noun

the Buddha

noun

a statue or image of Buddha

Siddhartha Gautama, religious philosopher and teacher who lived in India 563?-483? b.c. and was the founder of Buddhism

the name is a title applied by Buddhists to someone regarded as embodying divine wisdom and virtue

See Siddhartha Gautama.

n.

1. One who has achieved a state of perfect spiritual enlightenment, thereby attaining nirvana.

2. A representation or likeness of a Buddha.