RELIGIONS
BUDDHISM
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Question
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One who has become free
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One who has become strong in the force
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One who has been driven to the dark side
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One who has become enlightened
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Detailed explanation-1: -It may be asked, who is the Buddha? A Buddha is one who has attained Bodhi; and by Bodhi is meant wisdom, an ideal state of intellectual and ethical perfection which can be achieved by man through purely human means. The term Buddha literally means enlightened one, a knower.
Detailed explanation-2: -Bodhi/Bodhisattva Bodhi, which in Sanskrit means “he wakes, is awake, ‘’ refers to the state of enlightenment that is attained by a Buddhist who has practiced the Eightfold Path and through which has rid themselves of false beliefs and the hindrance of passions; hence, they can enter nirvana, or spiritual release.
Detailed explanation-3: -Buddhism began in India when Siddhartha Gautama became enlightened under the Tree of Wisdom, the Bo Tree. From then on, he was referred to as the Buddha, meaning enlightened one. He began teaching what he had learned and attracted many followers.