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    Siddhartha Gautama, most commonly referred to as the Buddha ('the awakened one'), was a wandering ascetic and religious teacher who lived in South Asia...
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    Buddhahood (redirect from Buddhas)
    The title of "Buddha" is most commonly used for Gautama Buddha, the historical founder of Buddhism, who is often simply known as "the Buddha". The title...
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    Buddhism (redirect from Buddha Dharma)
    BOOD-), also known as Buddha Dharma, is an Indian religion and philosophical tradition based on teachings attributed to the Buddha, a wandering teacher...
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    Buddha's Birthday or Buddha Day (also known as Buddha Jayanti, Buddha Purnima, and Buddha Pournami) is a primarily Buddhist festival that is celebrated...
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    Buddhist philosophy and soteriology, Buddha-nature (Chinese: fóxìng 佛性, Japanese: busshō, Sanskrit: buddhatā, buddha-svabhāva) is the innate potential for...
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    Maitreya (redirect from Maitreya Buddha)
    regarded as the future Buddha of this world in all schools of Buddhism, prophesied to become Maitreya Buddha or Metteyya Buddha. In some Buddhist literature...
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  • Great Buddha, Big Buddha, or Giant Buddha may refer to: Leshan Giant Buddha in Leshan, Sichuan Rongxian Giant Buddha in Rongxian, Sichuan Grand Buddha at...
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    Much Buddhist art uses depictions of the historical Buddha, Gautama Buddha, which are known as Buddharūpa (lit. 'Form of the Awakened One') in Sanskrit...
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    Amitābha (redirect from Amitabha Buddha)
    Amitābha (Sanskrit pronunciation: [ɐmɪˈtaːbʱɐ]) is the principal Buddha of Pure Land Buddhism. He is also known as Amitāyus, which is understood to be...
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    Kassapa Buddha (Pāli), is one of the ancient Buddhas whose biography is chronicled in chapter 24 of the Buddhavaṃsa, one of the books of the Pali Canon...
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