Question

what does the word Buddha mean

Answer 1

Buddha is a Sanskrit word which means "The Enlightened one" or 'the awakened one The word "Buddha" often means the historical Buddha named Buddha Shakyamuni (Siddhartha Gautama), Buddhists do not believe that a Buddha is a god, but that he is a human being who has woken up and can see the true way the world works.

Answer 2

Means "enlightened" in Sanskrit. This is a title applied to Siddhartha Gautama, the founder of Buddhism, as well as to a handful of other enlightened individuals. 

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