གཽ་ཏ་མ། | Glossary of Terms

The family name of Prince Siddhārtha. Gautama means “descendant of Gotama,” while his clan name, Gotama, means “Excellent Cow.” When the Buddha is addressed as Gautama in the sūtras, it typically implies that the speaker does not share the respect of his disciples, who would rather refer to him as the “Blessed One” (Bhagavān) or another such epithet.

The Buddha Śākyamuni.

The Buddha’s given name, Gautama Siddhartha.

One of the names of the Buddha, especially during his earlier life as an ascetic.

Family name of the Buddha Śākyamuni.

Family name of Śākyamuni.

The family name of the Buddha Śākyamuni.

Refers to Siddhārtha Gautama, the name of the historical Buddha.

The family name of the Buddha Śākyamuni, it is often used by those who are not his followers.

Appellation for the Buddha, primarily used by non-Buddhists.

The family name of the historical Buddha Śākyamuni.

The family name of the historical Buddha Śākyamuni.

Siddhārtha Gautama is the most common given name used for Buddha Śākyamuni prior to his enlightnement.

The family name of the historical Buddha. Gautama means “descendant of Gotama,” while his clan name, Gotama, means “Excellent Cow.” When the Buddha is addressed as Gautama in the sūtras, it typically implies that the speaker does not share the respect of his disciples, who would rather refer to him as the “Blessed One” or another such epithet.

The clan name (gotra) of the Buddha.

“The renunciant Gautama,” the name by which the Buddha might have been referred to prior to his enlightenment or by those who were not his followers.