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Buddha

means the Wise One. From the Indian word budh, to know. The title was given to Prince Siddharʹtha, generally called Sakyʹa-muni, the founder of Buddhism. His wife’s name was Gopa.

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Entry taken from Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, edited by the Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D. and revised in 1895.

See Also:

Buddha, Gautama