On this page you'll find 10+ example sentences with Buddha. Discover the meaning, synonyms such as siddhartha or saint and how to use the word correctly in a sentence.
Buddha in a sentence
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Buddha meaning
Siddhartha Gautama, the Nepali prince and Indian philosopher and teacher who founded Buddhism.
Synonyms of Buddha
Using Buddha
- The main meaning on this page is: Siddhartha Gautama, the Nepali prince and Indian philosopher and teacher who founded Buddhism.
- Useful related words include: siddhartha, holy person, holy man, saint.
- In the example corpus, buddha often appears in combinations such as: the buddha, buddha and, of buddha.
Context around Buddha
- Average sentence length in these examples: 29.1 words
- Position in the sentence: 11 start, 9 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Buddha
- In this selection, "buddha" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 29.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, happy, gautam, great, purnima, pointing and commonly stand out and add context to how "buddha" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include and great buddha hall to and as the buddha sat beneath. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "buddha" sits close to words such as abiding, adherence and allowances, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with buddha
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Kill the Buddha, because you should resume your own Buddha nature. (11 words)
Happy Buddha Purnima 2023 Wishes Images: Wish everyone peace this Buddha Purnima. (12 words)
Sometimes informally called "Buddha's Birthday", it actually encompasses the birth, enlightenment (nirvāṇa), and passing away (Parinirvāna) of Gautama Buddha. (20 words)
This motif recalls the story of the Buddha and the serpent king Mucalinda : as the Buddha sat beneath a tree engrossed in meditation, Mucalinda came up from the roots of the tree to shield the Buddha from a tempest that was just beginning to arise. (45 words)
In 1974, he came up with one of his most iconic works—and, according to the film, the one that finally guaranteed him a degree of financial security: “TV Buddha,” an installation featuring a statue of a Buddha watching itself on television. (42 words)
Dharma refers not only to the sayings of the Buddha, but also to the later traditions of interpretation and addition that the various schools of Buddhism have developed to help explain and to expand upon the Buddha's teachings. (39 words)
Example sentences (20)
Buddha's teachings For practicing Buddhists, references to "dharma" (dhamma in Pali) particularly as "the Dharma", generally means the teachings of the Buddha, commonly known throughout the East as Buddha-Dharma.
This motif recalls the story of the Buddha and the serpent king Mucalinda : as the Buddha sat beneath a tree engrossed in meditation, Mucalinda came up from the roots of the tree to shield the Buddha from a tempest that was just beginning to arise.
Happy Buddha Purnima 2023 Wishes Images: Wish everyone peace this Buddha Purnima.
In 1974, he came up with one of his most iconic works—and, according to the film, the one that finally guaranteed him a degree of financial security: “TV Buddha,” an installation featuring a statue of a Buddha watching itself on television.
Its code name came from the testтАЩs date being on the same day as Buddha Jayanti, the birth date of Gautam Buddha.
This holy day commemorates the miraculous event when 1,250 disciples of the Buddha, Gautama Sakayamuni, traveled to meet with the Buddha with no prearranged agreement, at Weluwan Mahawiharn Temple in the area of Rachakhryha, India.
Entitled “Animal Doubles of the Buddha,” Part III focuses on the specific individual animals that the Buddha encounters in his travels and categorizes the three based on their relationship to him.
According to the "Amitabha Sutra Expounded by the Buddha," this Buddha emits light that is unmeasurable and has a life that is unmeasurable.
In 2002, the company donated the Buddha statue and great Buddha hall to a religious organization, while retaining ownership of the remainder of the property.
Despite his long association with and close proximity to the Buddha, Ananda was only a stream-winner prior to the Buddha’s death.
Dharma refers not only to the sayings of the Buddha, but also to the later traditions of interpretation and addition that the various schools of Buddhism have developed to help explain and to expand upon the Buddha's teachings.
Furthermore, the Buddha's standard for personal verification was a pragmatic and salvific one, for the Buddha a belief counts as truth only if it leads to successful Buddhist practice (and hence, to the destruction of craving).
He is the subject of a special panegyric delivered by the Buddha just before the Buddha's parinibbana (the Mahaparinibbana Sutta ( DN 16)); it is a panegyric for a man who is kindly, unselfish, popular, and thoughtful toward others.
In Theravada suttas, it is clearly recorded that the Buddha's uncle who was a lay follower reached enlightenment by hearing the Buddha's discourse.
Kill the Buddha, because you should resume your own Buddha nature.
One is only able to see a Buddha as he exists in separation from Buddha; the mind of the practitioner is thus still holding onto apparent duality.
Sometimes informally called "Buddha's Birthday", it actually encompasses the birth, enlightenment (nirvāṇa), and passing away (Parinirvāna) of Gautama Buddha.
The Buddha conceded and permitted his step-mother Mahapajapati to be ordained as a bhikkhuni only after Ananda prevailed upon the Buddha to publicly recognize women as being equal to men in possessing the potential for awakening.
The Buddha pointing to the moon: the path to liberation The upper part of the drawing also shows an image of the Buddha pointing toward the moon; this represents the path to liberation.
The Emperor lays out plans for the Buddha Dainichi (Great Sun Buddha), at Tōdai-ji assisted by the Priest Gyogi (or Gyoki) Bosatsu.
Common combinations with buddha
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- the buddha 76×
- buddha and 15×
- of buddha 12×
- gautama buddha 8×
- buddha was 7×
- buddha statue 6×
- buddha to 6×
- smiling buddha 6×
- lord buddha 5×
- buddha nature 4×