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buddha [ˈbʊdə] n 1. (Non-Christian Religions / Buddhism) Buddhism (often capital) a person who has achieved a state of perfect enlightenment 2. (Non-Christian Religions / Buddhism) an image or picture of the Buddha [from Sanskrit: awakened, enlightened, from budh to awake, know] Buddha [ˈbʊdə] n
(Non-Christian Religions / Buddhism) the. ?563-483 bc, a title applied to Gautama Siddhartha, a nobleman and religious teacher of N India, regarded by his followers as the most recent rediscoverer of the path to enlightenment: the founder of Buddhism ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
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Both Buddha and Lao Tzu are poets, one listening to the rhythm of infinite sorrow, one to the rhythm of infinite joy. "Lady Grace," he said, turning to the statuette of Buddha in a corner of the room and taking from its neck a string of strange blue stones, "I will not ask you to wear these, for they have adorned the necks of idols for many centuries, but if you will keep them for my sake, they may remind you sometimes of the color of our skies. There was in the front a thick and broad hasp, wrought in the image of a sitting Buddha. |
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