Buddha (disambiguation)

Buddha, meaning "Awakened one" or "Enlightened One", may refer to:

Buddhism

Gautama Buddha, founder of Buddhism, clan name Gautama (Sanskrit; Pali: Gotama), personal name said to be Siddhārtha (Sanskrit; Pali: Siddhattha), epithet Śākyamuni (Sanskrit; Pali: Sakyamuni or Shakyamuni), commonly known as "The Buddha"
The Buddhist concept of Buddha (title)
The Buddhist concept of Buddhahood
The Buddhist concept of Buddha-nature
Buddharupa, a statue or other representation of a Buddha

Other figures considered to be Buddhas by various Buddhist groups include:

Budai, the Laughing Buddha, a figure in traditional Chinese culture
Adi-Buddha, the primordial Buddha
Akshobhya, one of the Five Wisdom Buddhas of the Vajrayana tradition of Buddhism; lord of the Eastern Pure Land Abhirati
Amitābha, one of the Five Wisdom Buddhas of the Vajrayana tradition of Buddhism; principal Buddha of the Pure Land sect
Amoghasiddhi, one of the Five Wisdom Buddhas of the Vajrayana tradition of Buddhism
Dipankara, First Buddha of the current world age
Tonpa Shenrab, Buddha of the Bön religion
Ratnasambhava, one of the Five Wisdom Buddhas of the Vajrayana tradition of Buddhism
Vairocana, one of the Five Wisdom Buddhas of the Vajrayana tradition of Buddhism; embodiment of Dharmakaya