Buddha (disambiguation)

Buddha (meaning "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
* The Buddhist concept of Buddha-nature
* 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
* Adi-Buddha, the primordial Buddha
For other possible figures referred to by the term Buddha see the list of Buddhas
==Chinese culture==
*Budai, a figure in traditional Chinese culture.
==See also==
* Budha, the planet Mercury in Hindu mythology
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