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Originally referred to the Indian prince Siddhartha Gautama who was supposed to have lived in India near the modern border with Nepal and to have become enlighted at the age of 35, but later applied to other people who are supposed to have become enlightened. Gautama's enlightenment was the realisation that the main source of dissatisfaction ('dukkha') was clinging to self, things and desires, which are all empty of independent existence ('sunyata'). Confusion about the nature of things, for example the belief in a separate self is described as 'samsara' and freedom from it as 'nirvana'.

Contrary to common Western belief, Gautama Buddha did not invent the idea of reincarnation (this was the dominant belief at the time) and his philosophy taught liberation from both reincarnation and dependence on worshipping gods. Belief in reincarnation or other metaphysical ideas is unnecessary.
Boy, people have a lot of wrong ideas about Buddha, they even think he was fat, when in fact that was a Chinese monk who later became known as the Laughing Buddha.
by Buddhabing April 11, 2004
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A cultural and aesthetic mind-state that prioritizes making money, even as an “underground” or “radical” creator. The work isn’t made for money, but it’s the money that matters the most.
“Dude, his stuff is pretty out there but he’s still pretty Finance Punk.”
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a man, a teacher who taught the way to inner peace... to stilling the fires of desire and attachment.
theres only one man i respect its the buddha.
by LuciferAKAZeke September 07, 2005
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refering to someone being so awesome, rad, the best ever that the only person's strife who could compare to theirs would be Buddha.
"dude. we're so awesome."
"yeah, i'm pretty sure we're Buddha."
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\Bud"dha\, n. Skr. buddha wise, sage, fr. budh to know. The title of an incarnation of self-abnegation, virtue, and wisdom, or a deified religious teacher of the Buddhists, esp. Gautama Siddartha or Sakya Sinha (or Muni), the founder of Buddhism.
n 1: founder of Buddhism; c 563-483 b.c.; worshipped as a god syn: Buddha, the Buddha, Siddhartha, Gautama, Gautama Buddha 2: one who has achieved a state of perfect enlightenment
Some damn good bud.
Buddha was a wise teacher.
Yo boss, blaze the buddha!
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