Samyak Sambuddha Correctly Enlightened (Jp.Tathāgata, Tathagata Thus-Come, Thus Gone (Jp.Sanskrit term, followed by English meaning, followed by Japanese reading and ideogram. Ten Epithets, Ten Honorable Titles, of the Buddha (Jūgō 十號).Pronounced as either Butsu or Hotoke in Japan, but written with the same character. It can be read as either Butsu 仏 or Hotoke 仏, but it is written with the same character. When the two-character Chinese term was transmitted to Japan, the first character only was used. The Chinese translated the Sanskrit Buddha into Butsu 仏 and Da 陀 (i.e.仏陀). For a review of Japan’s most revered Nyorai, please click here. Each is an honorific title given to those who have attained enlightenment. The term Tathagata is thus translated directly as "one thus gone" or "one thus come." But in Japan, the term Nyorai may be more fully translated as "one who has come from the world of absolute truth to save all beings." For all practical purposes, the words Buddha, Tathagata, and Nyorai are synonymous in modern English usage. This latter term is used to represent the world of enlightenment, the world of Absolute Truth. In Japanese, the term Tatha is also translated as Shinnyo 真如, meaning intrinsic thusness. The Chinese stressed the sense of "coming," as did the Japanese. Tatha means "thusness” (the original condition), while Gata means either going or coming. This Sino-Japanese compound word comes from the Sanskrit Tathagata. The nuances are (1) Tathagata is a spiritual principle, not a historical person (2) implies that path followed by the Historical Buddha to attain enlightenment is open to all sentient beings (3) means “coming from the origin” or “returning to the origin.” Another Sanskrit term for Buddha, translated either “thus come” or “thus gone.” One of the ten epithets (ten honorable titles) of the Buddha. See entry Nyorai below or see Tathagata Page. It is an honorific term, like messiah or christ (anointed one). Buddha is the past participle of Sanskrit buddh (to awaken, to know), and is translated as “one who has awakened to the truth.” Buddha is not a personal name. Slightly later, around 400 BC, comes Plato in the West. For comparative purposes, his contemporaries in China were Confucius and Lao-tzu (founder of Taoism). The Historical Buddha lived in India around 560 to 480 BC. Gongen, Honji, Honjibutsu, Honji Suijaku, Kami, Mitama, Myoujin, Ryoubu Shinto, Shin, Shinbutsu Shugo, Shugendo, Shugenja, Suijaku (Suijyaku), Tamashii, Tenjin, Yamabushi Bodai, Bodhi, Bodhisattva, Bosatsu, Buddha, Butsu, Enlightenment, Esoteric Buddhism, Exoteric Buddhism, Historical Buddha, Hotoke, Karma, Karmic, Nehan, Nirvana, Nyorai, Samsara, Satori, Seishi, Tathagata
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