buddha
仏
解説 Definition
buddha は仏、仏陀、悟りを開いた者という意味です。特に仏教の開祖である釈迦を指すことが多く、像や絵に表された仏を指す場合にも使われます。
A buddha is a person who has attained awakening or enlightenment in Buddhist tradition. The Buddha, with capitalization and often the definite article, usually refers specifically to Siddhartha Gautama, while the word may also be used in references to an image or statue representing him.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
Buddha はサンスクリット語で「目覚めた者」が原義で、真理に気づき悟りを開いた人を指します。budh「目覚める・気づく」と結び付け、宗教的な「目覚め」を核に覚えましょう。歴史上の釈迦を指す場合は通常 the Buddha と大文字にし、Buddha statue、image of the Buddha のように像や絵を表す語ともよく組み合わせます。Buddhism、Buddhist も同じ語族です。
Connect Buddha with the central idea of awakening. Its Sanskrit base is related to noticing, understanding, or waking up, so a buddha is someone who has awakened to truth rather than someone merely waking from sleep. When English refers specifically to Siddhartha Gautama, it normally uses the title “the Buddha” with a capital B. The word also appears in combinations such as “Buddha statue” and “an image of the Buddha.” Link it with Buddhism, Buddhist, and bodhi to build a small family of words centered on enlightenment.
例文
A small buddha statue stood near the entrance.
入口の近くに小さな仏像が立っていました。
The temple has an old painting of buddha.
その寺には古い仏の絵があります。
Many visitors quietly looked at the image of buddha.
多くの訪問者が仏の姿を静かに見つめていました。
buddha の類義語・関連語
buddha の語源・成り立ち Etymology
サンスクリット語「buddha（目覚めた者）」から。語根「budh（気づく、目覚める）」に過去分詞接尾辞がついた形。関連語：Buddhism（仏教）、bodhi（菩提）。悟りを開いた＝真理に「目覚めた」人という意味が原義。
Buddha was borrowed from Sanskrit buddha, literally “awakened” or “one who has awakened.” It is a past-participial form based on the Sanskrit root budh, meaning “to wake, notice, understand, or become aware.” In Buddhist usage, awakening refers to insight into truth and liberation from ignorance. The same historical root is represented in bodhi, “awakening” or “enlightenment,” while the English words Buddhism and Buddhist were formed from Buddha.
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