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buddhaṁ

buddha

masculine singular accusative of buddha

1. awakened one
2. Buddha (the historical Buddha Gotama or any fully enlightened being)
3. one who has awakened to the Four Noble Truths

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• buddha — root · awakened
  Past participle of √budh 'to wake, perceive, understand'. The root captures the moment of spiritual awakening—the Buddha's insight into suffering and its cessation. Cognate with English 'be aware' and Sanskrit bodhi (as in Bodhi tree, the tree under which the Buddha attained enlightenment).

Etymology. Past participle of √budh 'to awaken, perceive', cognate with Sanskrit bodhi, English 'be aware' and related Germanic roots; literally 'the awakened one'.

Meanings from the Digital Pāḷi Dictionary; morphology and etymology by Claude.

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