Bud·dha 1 (bo?o?d?, bo?od??) See Siddhartha Gautama.Bud·dha 2 (bo?o?d?, bo?od??)n.1. One who has achieved a state of perfect spiritual enlightenment, thereby attaining nirvana.2. A representation or likeness of a Buddha.[Sanskrit buddha-, enlightened, past participle of bodhati, he awakes; see bheudh- in Indo-European roots.]American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.buddha (?b?d?) (in Buddhism) n1. (Buddhism) (often capital) a person who has achieved a state of perfect enlightenment2. (Buddhism) an image or picture of the Buddha[C17: from Sanskrit: awakened, enlightened, from budh to awake, know]Buddha (?b?d?) n (Buddhism) the Buddha ?563?483 bc, a title applied to Gautama Siddhartha, a nobleman and religious teacher working in N India, regarded by his followers as the most recent rediscoverer of the path to enlightenment: the founder of BuddhismCollins English Dictionary ? Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014Bud?dha (?bu d?, ?b?d ?) n., pl. -dhas. 1. Also called Gautama. (Prince Siddh?ttha or Siddhartha) 566??c480 B.C., Indian religious leader: founder of Buddhism. 2. any of a series of teachers in Buddhism, bringing enlightenment and wisdom. 3. (sometimes l.c.) a Buddhist who has attained full prajna, or Enlightenment; Arhat. 4. a representation of Buddha. [1675?85;