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SIDDHARTHA

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SIDDHARTHA (noun)
  The noun SIDDHARTHA has 1 sense:

1. founder of Buddhism (c 563-483 BC)play

  Familiarity information: SIDDHARTHA used as a noun is very rare.


English dictionary: Word details


SIDDHARTHA (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Founder of Buddhism (c 563-483 BC)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Buddha; Gautama; Gautama Buddha; Gautama Siddhartha; Siddhartha

Instance hypernyms:

mystic; religious mystic (someone who believes in the existence of realities beyond human comprehension)


 Context examples 


A religious group that follows the teachings of Siddhartha Gautama, who taught that the end of suffering can be achieved by eliminating the desire for material comforts.

(Buddhist, NCI Thesaurus)



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