Buddha (disambiguation)

Buddha, meaning “Awakened one” or “Enlightened One”, may refer to:

Buddhism

  • Gautama Buddha, founder of Buddhism, commonly known as “The Buddha”
  • The concept of Buddhahood
  • The 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:

  • Budai, the Laughing Buddha, a figure in traditional Chinese culture
  • Adi-Buddha, the primordial Buddha
  • Akshobhya, one of the Five Wisdom Buddhas of the Vajrayana tradition of Buddhism; lord of the Eastern Pure Land Abhirati
  • Amitābha, one of the Five Wisdom Buddhas of the Vajrayana tradition of Buddhism; principal Buddha of the Pure Land sect
  • Amoghasiddhi, one of the Five Wisdom Buddhas of the Vajrayana tradition of Buddhism
  • Dipankara, First Buddha of the current world age
  • Tonpa Shenrab, Buddha of the Bön religion
  • Ratnasambhava, one of the Five Wisdom Buddhas of the Vajrayana tradition of Buddhism
  • Vairocana, one of the Five Wisdom Buddhas of the Vajrayana tradition of Buddhism; embodiment of Dharmakaya

Hinduism

  • Gautama Buddha in Hinduism

Modern culture

  • Buddha (album), by Blink-182
  • Buddha (manga), by Osamu Tezuka
  • A Buddha, a 2005 Argentine film written and directed by Diego Rafecas
  • Buddha (2007 film) or Gautama Buddha, an Indian film directed by Allani Sridhar
  • The Buddha (2010 film), an American television documentary film
  • Buddha (TV series), a 2013 Indian historical drama series
  • Buddah Records
  • Bud’da, American hip hop producer

Military usage

  • Smiling Buddha, also known as Operation Smiling Buddha

Other usage

  • Buddha Air, a Nepalese airline
  • Buddha, Indiana, a small town in the United States
  • Buddha Temple, a summit in the Grand Canyon
  • Buddha, urban slang for cannabis