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buddhahood
Sign in to saveAlso known as Buddhatva, buddhatta, buddhabhāva, fóguǒ, bukkai, Chengfo, Buddha
thumb|The Buddha|Buddha Śākyamuni, in Greco-Buddhist style, –2nd century CE, [[Gandhara]] thumb|A painting of the Adi-Buddha|primordial Buddha, Vajradhāra, of [[Tibetan Buddhism]]
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30 sectionsContents
- Definition
- Views about the Buddhas
- A Buddha as a supreme person
- A Buddha as a transcendent and supramundane being
- Buddhahood in Mahāyāna Buddhism
- The Buddha as just a wise human
- Nature of the Buddha
- The classic superknowledges
- Miraculous displays
- Ten epithets of a Buddha
- Acts of a Buddha
- Attributes of a Buddha in Mahāyāna
- Lists of Buddhas
- The Seven Buddhas of Antiquity
- The last 28 Buddhas of Theravāda (aṭavīsi Buddha)
- Mahāyāna Buddhas
- In Vajrayana
- Five Tathāgatas
- Adibuddha
- Female Buddhas
- Fierce Buddhas
- Others
- Depictions of the Buddhas in art
- Special characteristics of a Buddha's body
- Hand-gestures
- See also
- References
- Citations
- Sources
- External links
thumb|The Buddha|Buddha Śākyamuni, in Greco-Buddhist style, –2nd century CE, [[Gandhara]] thumb|A painting of the Adi-Buddha|primordial Buddha, Vajradhāra, of [[Tibetan Buddhism]]
In Buddhism, Buddha (, which in classic Indic languages means "awakened one"), is a title for those who are spiritually awake or enlightened, and have thus attained the supreme goal of Buddhism, variously described as awakening or enlightenment (bodhi), Nirvāṇa ("blowing out"), and liberation (vimokṣa). A Buddha is also someone who fully understands the Dhārma, the true nature of all things or phenomena (dhārmata), the ultimate truth. Buddhahood (Sanskrit: buddhatva; or ; ) is the condition and state of being a Buddha. This highest spiritual state of being is also termed sammā-sambodhi (Sanskrit: samyaksaṃbodhi; "full, complete awakening" or “complete, perfect enlightenment”) and is interpreted in many different ways across schools of Buddhism.
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