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He didn't. Buddha (The Enlightened One) is an honorific used by people who admired him. In the same way Mahatma Gandhi did not change his name from Mohandas to Mahatma. Mahatma is an honorific name meaning "Great Soul" and was the way his followers identified him.Buddhism is the religion and philosophy named for the teachings of the Buddha.

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