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Buddha
is a title meaning 'Awakened One' which Siddhattha Gotama
called himself and was called by others after he attained
enlightenment. More than an individual, a Buddha is a type, a
human who has reached the apex of wisdom and compassion and is no
longer subject to rebirth. A Buddha attains enlightenment
entirely on his own, whereas an arahat does it as a
result of listening to and practising the teachings of a Buddha. The
Buddha of our present era is Siddhattha Gotama but tradition says
that there were other Buddhas in previous eras just as there will be
Buddhas in future eras. When the truth of the Dhamma becomes
lost or obscured, someone will sooner or later rediscover it and such
a person will be called a Buddha. See Silent Buddha. Click here to find more entries on the Buddha. |
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