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    Siddhartha Gautama, most commonly referred to as the Buddha ('the awakened'), was a wandering ascetic and religious teacher who lived in South Asia during...
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  • Buddhism (redirect from Buddha Dharma)
    also known as Buddha Dharma and Dharmavinaya, is an Indian religion and philosophical tradition based on teachings attributed to the Buddha. It is the world's...
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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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    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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    philosophy, Buddha-nature is the potential for all sentient beings to become a Buddha or the fact that all beings already have a pure buddha-essence within...
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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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    Buddha Air Pvt. Ltd (Nepali: बुद्ध एयर) is an airline based in Lalitpur, Nepal. It operates domestic flights within Nepal as well as international services...
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    rendering support, you may see question marks, boxes, or other symbols. The Buddha (Sanskrit: बुद्ध, lit. ''the enlightened one'') is considered the ninth...
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    Amitābha (redirect from Amitabha Buddha)
    Amitābha (Sanskrit: अमिताभ, IPA: [ɐmɪˈtaːbʱɐ]) is the principal Buddha of Pure Land Buddhism. He is also known as Amitāyus, which is understood to be his...
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    Vesak (redirect from Buddha Poornima)
    Vesak (Pali: Vesākha; Sanskrit: Vaiśākha), also known as Buddha Jayanti, Buddha Purnima, Buddha Day, is a holiday traditionally observed by Buddhists in...
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    The Buddhas of Bamiyan (Pashto: د باميانو بودايي پژۍ, Dari: تندیس‌های بودا در بامیان) were two possibly 6th-century monumental Buddhist statues in the...
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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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  • 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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    The Leshan Giant Buddha (Chinese: 樂山大佛) is a 71-metre (233 ft) tall stone statue, built between 713 and 803 (during the Tang dynasty). It is carved out...
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    Operation Smiling Buddha or Operation Happy Krishna (MEA designation: Pokhran-I) was the assigned code name of India's first successful nuclear bomb test...
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  • Kah-wai “Buddha” Lo (born 21 August 1991), known professionally as Buddha Lo, is an Australian chef and television personality. He is best known for winning...
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    Budai (redirect from Laughing Buddha)
    Qici (Chinese: 契此) who is often identified with and venerated as Maitreya Buddha in Chan Buddhism. With the spread of Chan Buddhism, he also came to be venerated...
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    Dashavatara (section Buddha)
    Buddha, and that "Sugata Buddha" refers to the Buddha-avatar of Vishnu or "Adi Buddha". In this view, Sugata Buddha or Adi Buddha and Gautama Buddha were...
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  • Look up buddha or Buddha in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. The Buddha is the popular name of Siddhartha Gautama, aka Shakyamuni Buddhi, founder of Buddhism...
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  • The Three Buddhas may refer to: Trikaya, the Buddhist doctrine of the Three Buddhas The three Buddhas depicted in traditional Chinese temple halls: Gautama...
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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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    Rúlái), the Five Great Buddhas, the Five Dhyani Buddhas and the Five Jinas (Sanskrit for "conqueror" or "victor"), are five Buddhas which are often venerated...
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    reclining Buddha is an image that represents Buddha lying down and is a major iconographic theme in Buddhist art. It represents the historical Buddha during...
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    Shakyamuni Buddha and founded Buddhism. Lumbini is one of many magnets for pilgrimage that sprang up in places pivotal to the life of the Buddha. Lumbini...
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    Bodh Gaya (redirect from Buddha Gaya)
    the Indian state of Bihar. It is famous for being the place where Gautama Buddha is said to have attained enlightenment (Pali: bodhi) under what became known...
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  • Buddha is a demo album by the American rock band Blink-182. Recorded and released in January 1994 under the name Blink, it was the band's first recording...
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  • Gautam Buddha Nagar Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 80 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Uttar Pradesh state in northern India. This constituency...
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  • The Buddha of Suburbia may refer to: The Buddha of Suburbia (novel), a 1990 novel by Hanif Kureishi The Buddha of Suburbia (TV serial), a 1993 BBC television...
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    A Buddha bowl is a vegetarian meal, served on a single bowl or high-rimmed plate, which consists of small portions of several foods, served cold. These...
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    Vairocana (redirect from Vairocana Buddha)
    Vairocana (also Mahāvairocana) is a cosmic buddha from Mahayana and Vajrayana Buddhism. Vairocana is often interpreted, in texts like the Avatamsaka Sutra...
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