My dear dhamma friends,
Who is the Buddha?
The Buddha is the all knowing, fully enlightened,great noble being.
The last buddha to appear on our eath was the 28th gautama buddha.
pali is the major language of Buddhism and according to this language Buddha means"to know"
so buddha is "one full of knowledge".
Buddha is also full of wisdom(maha pragna) and full of kindness(maha karuna)
his kindness spread over good humans as well as evil doers.
it is important for us to know that Buddhism is a religion that places the highest attention on knowledge and wisdom.
The Buddha
My dear devotees,in the Anguttara Nikaya it is said
if a great being is born to the world
he is, none other than the all knowing,fully enlightened,great noble being, the Buddha.
The birth of a Buddha to the world is a very rare occurrence.
salutation to the Buddha
itipiso bhagava arahan samma sambuddo
vijjacharanasampanno sugatho lokavidu
anuttaro purisa dhamma sarathi
satta devamanussanan buddho bhagavathi.
Translated means,
such indeed is the blessed one.worth of offering,all knowing,full of knowledge and
virtues,beyond the world of sensual pleasures,knower of the world,great guide,trainer of people,teacher of gods and humans,Enlightened and holy.
then it goes on to describe these qualities,which are,
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