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Contents 1 Buddhism 1.1 Other Buddhas 1.2 See also 2 Chinese Culture 3 Modern culture 4 Military usage 5 Other usage 6 See also

Buddha (pronunciation: [bʊd̪.d̪ʰə]) ("Awakened one" or "Enlightened One" in Sanskrit and Pali, बुद्ध in Devanagari script) 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
• Buddharupa, a statue or other representation of a Buddha

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

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

See also

• Buddha (other religions)
• Buddha from the Hindu perspective

Chinese Culture

• Laughing Buddha, a figure in traditional Chinese culture.

Modern culture

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

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.

See also

• Adi-Buddha, the primordial Buddha
• Budha, the planet Venus in Buddhist mythology
• Budda (Eremophila duttonii), a plant from inland Australia

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