Buddha: Meaning and Definition of

Bud•dha

1. Also called(Prince Siddhāttha or Siddhartha) 566?–c480 b.c., Indian religious leader: founder of Buddhism.
2. any of a series of teachers in Buddhism, of whom Gautama was the last, who bring enlightenment and wisdom.
3. (sometimes l.c.)a person who has attained full prajna, or enlightenment; Arhat.