Buddhahood

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noun

The state of being a buddha, or being spiritually enlightened by Buddhist or other teachings.

UncommonScrabble 21

Meanings

nounBuddhahood (uncountable)
  1. uncountableBuddhismThe state of being a buddha, or being spiritually enlightened by Buddhist or other teachings.

Synonyms & antonyms

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Origin

  1. EnglishBuddha
  2. Proto-Indo-European*keyt-
  3. Proto-Germanic*haiduz
  4. EnglishBuddhahood

From Buddha + -hood.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 佛境
  • 佛境 (fójìng)state of being enlightened by Buddhist teachings
Finnish valaistuminen
  • valaistuminenstate of being enlightened by Buddhist teachings
French bouddhéité
  • bouddhéitéstate of being enlightened by Buddhist teachings
German Buddha-Natur, Buddhaschaft
  • Buddha-Naturstate of being enlightened by Buddhist teachings
  • Buddhaschaftstate of being enlightened by Buddhist teachings
Greek βουδότητα
  • βουδότητα (voudótita)state of being enlightened by Buddhist teachings
Italian buddhità
  • buddhitàstate of being enlightened by Buddhist teachings
Polish stan Buddy, oświecenie
  • stan Buddystate of being enlightened by Buddhist teachings
  • oświeceniestate of being enlightened by Buddhist teachings
Portuguese budeidade
  • budeidadestate of being enlightened by Buddhist teachings
Spanish budeidad
  • budeidadstate of being enlightened by Buddhist teachings
Cite this entry
APA

Buddhahood. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Buddhahood

MLA

“Buddhahood.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Buddhahood. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Buddhahood,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Buddhahood.

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