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# buddha

proper noun (the Buddha); noun (a buddha, buddhas: a statue or an enlightened person)

«buddha» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. The Buddha was a teacher who lived in ancient India and started the religion of Buddhism. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/buddha/#m1)
2. A buddha is a person who, in Buddhism, has become fully awake or enlightened. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/buddha/#m2)
3. A Buddha is a statue or picture of the Buddha. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/buddha/#m3)

### In the lessons

In religious education pupils learn that the Buddha taught about kindness, calm and the end of suffering, and that Buddhists follow his teachings. In everyday life people see Buddha statues in gardens, temples and homes. The word means «the awakened one».

### Examples

- The Buddha taught people to be kind to all living things. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/buddha/#x1)
- We saw a huge golden Buddha in the temple. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/buddha/#x2)
- Buddhists follow the teachings of the Buddha. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/buddha/#x3)
- There is a small stone Buddha in Aunt May's garden. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/buddha/#x4)
- The Buddha sat under a tree to think. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/buddha/#x5)
- Our RE lesson was about the life of the Buddha. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/buddha/#x6)
- May Buddha help me or I am lost. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/buddha/#x7)

### Note

Usually written with a capital: «the Buddha». It is a title, not a first name. The religion is «Buddhism» and its followers are «Buddhists». Treat religious images with respect.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «buddha» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/buddha/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«buddha» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/buddha.html) on Mova free.