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Buddha

name
/ˈbʊdə/UK/ˈbudə/US/ˈbʉdə/

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Pali Buddha (“the Awakened One, the Enlightened One”), from buddha (“awakened, enlightened”), from Sanskrit बुद्ध (buddha, “awakened, enlightened”), past participle of बोधति (bodhati, “to wake, to awaken”). Distantly related to English bid and bede. Also cognate with Proto-Slavic *buditi (“to wake up”).

  1. derived from बुद्ध — “awakened, enlightened”
  2. learned borrowing from Buddha — “the Awakened One, the Enlightened One”

Definitions

  1. Siddhartha Gautama, the Nepali prince and Indian philosopher and teacher who founded…

    Siddhartha Gautama, the Nepali prince and Indian philosopher and teacher who founded Buddhism.

  2. Any other person considered similarly enlightened.

    • At this point, the Amidha Buddha probably has more worshippers than the Buddha himself does.

  3. Synonym of know-it-all or smartass, a person who imagines themselves smarter or wiser…

    Synonym of know-it-all or smartass, a person who imagines themselves smarter or wiser than they are.

  4. ›+ 3 more definitions

    1. A statue or image of any Buddha.

      • I love visiting the temple to see the Buddha.

    2. Alternative letter-case form of Buddha.

      • What the fuck are you doing with a buddha as a lampstand? O that's not a buddha that's some high goddess or other.

    3. Marijuana.

      • I know how it feel to wake up fucked up Pockets broke as hell, another rock to sell People look at you like you's the user Sellin' drugs to all the losers, mad buddha abuser
      • It ain't hard to tell, I excel, then prevail The mic is contacted, I attract clientele My mic check is life or death, breathin' a sniper's breath I exhale the yellow smoke of buddha through righteous steps
      • Thinkin' of cash flow, buddha, and shelter

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at Buddha. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at buddha. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

7 hops · closes at buddha

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA