Buddha (disambiguation)
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A Buddha is someone who has achieved enlightenment, the most famous and important being Gautama Buddha (often referred to simply as "the Buddha"). Many Buddhists in the Śrāvakayāna, Mahayana, and Vajrayana traditions consider there to be three types of Buddha: Samyaksambuddha (generally referred to simply as "Buddha"), Śrāvakabuddha, and Pratyekabuddha. The Buddha is also identified as Tathagata.
Buddha may also refer to:
- Arts:
- Laughing Buddha, the term used in most English-speaking countries for the statue or image of Hotei, an obese, bald, smiling man based on an eccentric Chinese Chan monk.
- Buddha (album) by blink-182
- Buddha (manga), by Osamu Tezuka
- Buddah Records, a record label (note spelling, though since 1998 spelled "Buddha")
- Buddha (2007 film), a film (projected for summer 2007 release) of the life of the Buddha
- Buddha (film), a film (projected for May 2008 release) of the life of the Buddha, based on the book Old Path White Clouds Thich Nhat Hanh
- Miscellanea:
- Buddha, Indiana, a U.S. town
- Buddha Air, a Nepalese airline
- Buddha, slang for a type of marijuana
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