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Buddha means "Awakened one" or "Enlightened one"; it may refer to:

Religion

• Gautama Buddha, founder of Buddhism, clan name Gautama (Sanskrit; Pali: Gotama), personal name Siddhartha (Sanskrit; Pali: Siddhattha), epithet Śākyamuni (Sanskrit; Pali: Sakyamuni)
• Buddhahood, which applies to any enlightened individual
• Buddharupa, a statue or other representation of a Buddha

Modern culture

• Buddha (album), an album by blink-182
• Buddha (manga)
• Buddha (2007 film) or Gautama Buddha
• Buddha Records

Other usage

• Buddha Air, a Nepalese airline
• Buddha, Indiana, a small town in the United States

See also

• Buddhism
• Buddha (other religions)
• Buddha from the Hindu perspective
• List of the twenty-eight Buddhas
• Amitābha, principal Buddha of Pure Land sect
• Laughing Buddha or Budai, a predicted future Buddha
• Adi-Buddha, the primordial Buddha
• Budha, the planet Venus in Buddhist mythology
• Little Buddha, a film