Meanings
nountathagata (plural tathagatas)
plural tathagatas · alternative tathāgata
- BuddhismA term of address to a buddha.
Origin
- Sanskritतथागत
- Englishtathagata
Borrowed from Sanskrit तथागत (tathāgata).
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Bengali তথাগত
- তথাগত (tothagoto)term of address to a buddha
Chinese Cantonese 如來 /如来
- 如來 /如来 (jyu⁴ loi⁴)term of address to a buddha
Chinese Mandarin 如來 /如来
- 如來 /如来 (rúlái)term of address to a buddha
Hindi तथागत
- तथागत (tathāgat)term of address to a buddha
Japanese 如来
- 如来 (nyorai)term of address to a buddha
Korean 여래
- 여래 (yeorae)term of address to a buddha
Thai ตถาคต
- ตถาคต (dtà-tǎa-kót)term of address to a buddha
Vietnamese Như Lai
- Như Laiterm of address to a buddha
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APA
tathagata. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tathagata
MLA
“tathagata.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tathagata. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tathagata,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tathagata.
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