WORLD RELIGIONS

Detailed explanation-1: -The word buddha literally means “awakened” or “that which has become aware". It is the past participle of the Sanskrit root budh, meaning “to awaken", “to know", or “to become aware". Buddha as a title may be translated as “The Awakened One". The teachings of the Buddha are called the Dharma (Pali: Dhamma).

Detailed explanation-2: -In sum, the Buddha’s “awakening” described in the early textual sources can be understood to converge on the experience of Nirvana, equaling the cessation of dukkha/duḥkha together with the cessation of all links of dependent arising leading to dukkha/duḥkha.

Detailed explanation-3: -In Buddhism, Buddha (/ˈbuːdə, ˈbʊdə/; Pali, Sanskrit: , ), “awakened one", is a title for those who are awake, and have attained nirvana and Buddhahood through their own efforts and insight, without a teacher to point out the dharma (Sanskrit ; Pali dhamma; “right way of living").

Detailed explanation-4: -Siddhartha Gautama, most commonly referred to as the Buddha ("the awakened"), was a wandering ascetic and religious teacher who lived in South Asia during the 6th or 5th century BCE and founded Buddhism.