1. Bhagava
This is by far the most common name used in the suttas. It is more of a title than a name. It is also the 9th quality of the Buddha.
2. Tathāgata.
This is another very common way of referring to the Buddha. This is the way the Buddha will most often refer to himself. It is a difficult word to translate, but he gives us a good explanation in the Lokavabodha Sutta.
This is another very common way of referring to the Buddha. This is the way the Buddha will most often refer to himself. It is a difficult word to translate, but he gives us a good explanation in the Lokavabodha Sutta.
3. Gotama/Gautama
This was his family name.
This was his family name.
4. Sidhatta/Siddhartha
This is what we would nowadays call the Buddha’s first name.
This is what we would nowadays call the Buddha’s first name.
5, Sākyamuni
This means Sage of the Sākyas, the kingdom where the Buddha was born.
This means Sage of the Sākyas, the kingdom where the Buddha was born.
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