The word Buddha is a Sanskrit word which means "The Awakened One", one who is awakened to Reality, who understands true nature of the mind, the world, and all sentient beings.
Siddhartha Gautama was given the title The Buddha.
The Buddha would be the right way to say it. "The Buddha" is a title used in the same way as other titles such as "The President" or "The Pope" when referring to the individual by title and not by name.
Buddhists do not worship the Buddha, what we follow is the ideals and teachings put forth by Siddartha Gautama, who became a Buddha. Buddha is a title not a name, anyone can become a Buddha.
No Buddha was a teacher of a philosophy based on Hinduism that is now named after his title.
Siddhārtha Gautama Buddha.
Buddha was Siddhartha Gautama, a prince who grew up in luxury.The term Buddha means the Enlightened one.
Buddha
There are two translations for it: "The Enlightened One" and "The Awakened One". Neither of these is a literal translation. The word "Buddha" does not have an exact English counterpart.
A Buddha is one who has attained Bodhi and Bhodi means 'wisdom'
Buddha is the founder of Buddhism and he was born around 565 years BCE. He was born as Siddartha Gautama a Prince. The title Buddha (the enlightened one) was applied to him after his enlightenment.
The video is a study of Zen Buddhism and compares it to the only remaining school from the time of Buddha, Therevada. It asks the question whether the Buddha in Japan would recognize the Buddha in original times. That Buddha has "disappeared" into Mahayana and Zen.
Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan