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Definition of Buddha noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Buddha

noun
 
/ˈbʊdə/
 
/ˈbuːdə/,
 
/ˈbʊdə/
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  1. (also the Buddha)
     [singular] a title given to Siddhartha Gautama, the person on whose teachings the Buddhist religion is basedTopics Religion and festivalsc1
  2. [countable] a statue or picture of the BuddhaTopics Religion and festivalsc2
  3. [countable] a person who has achieved enlightenment (= spiritual knowledge) in BuddhismTopics Religion and festivalsc2
    4. Word OriginSanskrit, literally ‘enlightened’, past participle of budh ‘know’.
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