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Definition of Buddha noun from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

Buddha

noun

NAmE//ˈbudə//

, NAmE//ˈbʊdə//

1(also the Buddha) the person on whose teachings the Buddhist religion is based

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2[countable] a statue or picture of the Buddha

3[countable] a person who has achieved enlightenment (= spiritual knowledge) in Buddhism

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