Buddha usually refers to Gautama Buddha, the founder of Buddhism, often referred to simply as "the Buddha." The Buddha is also identified as Tathagata. Siddhartha and Gautama redirect here. ... A statue of the Sakyamuni Buddha in Tawang Gompa, India. ... Tathāgata (Sanskrit; Pali The one thus-come or The one thus-gone; Chinese: 如來; Pinyin: Rú lái; Japanese: nyorai) This is traditionally interpreted as one who comes and goes in the same way (as the previous Buddhas). Tathāgata is the name which the historical Buddha Sakyamuni (Siddhattha Gotama...

Within Buddhism, "buddha" may also refer to:

• any person who has achieved buddhahood, such as Amitabha or one of the 28 buddhas of the Pali Canon. 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.
• a statue of Gautama Buddha or another buddha.

Outside of Buddhism, "buddha" may also refer to: Bodhi (Pali and Sanskrit. ... Amitabha Buddha pictured in the Ushiku Daibutsu in Japan Amitābha (Sanskrit: अमिताभः, Amitābhaḥ; Chinese: 阿彌陀佛, Ä’mítuó Fó; Japanese: 阿弥陀如来, Amida Nyorai; Vietnamese: 阿彌陀佛, A Di Ðà Phật; Tibetan: འོད་དཔག་མེད་; Lhasa dialect IPA: [; Mongolian: CaÉ£lasi ügei gerel-tü) is a celestial buddha described in the scriptures of the Mahāyāna school... In most Theravada countries it is the custom for Buddhists to hold elaborate festivals to honor 28 Buddhas. ... In the Buddhist tradition, a Buddha is a being who has, through individual effort and wisdom, awoken to the Dharma (Pāli Dhamma), seen through appearances, abandoned and overcome anger, desire, and ignorance and attained liberation from suffering (nirvāṇa, Pāli nibbāna). ... Statues of the 500 arhats in the Longhua temple in Shanghai, P.R. China Åšrāvakabuddhas (Sanskrit) or Sāvakabuddhas (Pāli) are those enlightened individuals who gain Nirvāṇa, but do so by hearing the Dharma as initially taught by a Samyaksambuddha. ... A Pratyeka Buddha (Sanskrit pratyekabuddha; Pali pacceka-buddha) is one of three types of enlightened beings according to some schools of Buddhism (the others being the śrāvakas and Samyaksam-Buddhas). ...

In arts:

• Laughing Buddha, the common English reference to Budai, an interpretation of the Bodhisattva Maitreya
• Buddha (album) by blink-182
• Buddha (manga), by Osamu Tezuka
• Buddah Records, a record label (note spelling, though since 1998 spelled "Buddha")

In film: Statue of Hotei from Mampuku-ji in Japan For the Japanese musician, see Tomoyasu Hotei. ... {{Infobox Album | | Name = Buddha | Type = Album | Artist = Blink-182 | Cover = Blink-182 - Buddha (Original). ... The manga Buddha was drawn by Osamu Tezuka and is Tezukas unique interpretation of the life of Gautama Buddha. ... Buddah Records (now known as Buddha Records for spelling corrections of Buddha) was founded in 1967 by promotor Neil Bogart in New York City. ...

• Buddha (1961 film), a Japanese film
• Buddha (2007 film), an Indian film on the life of the Buddha
• Buddha (2008 film), a film to be based on the book Old Path White Clouds by Thich Nhat Hanh

Other: For the historical founder of Buddhism, see Gautama Buddha. ...

• Buddha, from the Hindu perspective, is an Avatar of Vishnu.
• Budha, in Hindu mythology, is the name for the planet Mercury, a son of Chandra with either Tara or Rohini.
• Buddha, Indiana, a U.S. town
• Buddha Air, a Nepalese airline
• Buddha, slang for a type of marijuana
• Buddha Brand Rice, a type of jasmine rice

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