Buddahood

English Etymology From en Buddha hood. Noun - en Buddhism The state of being a buddha, enlightenment or nirvana. en 1878 Buddhism and Christianity Face to Face 62 But yet Gautama did all this, and this was the means he adopted to attain Buddahood. en 1986 The Konjaku Tales: From a Medieval Japanese Collection. Indian section Yoshiko Kurata Dykstra Unless he enters Buddahood, he will fall into the hells and suffer. en 1987 Religious Traditions - Volume 10 21 Whatever the contingent and occasional purpose of a ritual, its primary concern is always the attainment of Buddahood in the body by an immediate perception of the unobstructed interpenetration of all dharmas. en 1997 Que(e)rying Religion: A Critical Anthology Gary David Comstock; Susan E. Henking 275 0826409245 The Buddhist who bows before an image of the Buddha understands himself not as honoring an individual, but expressing his respect for Buddahood, a potentiality of all humans (or in some cases all beings) and devoting himself to the cultivaton of his own "enlightenment." en 2000 Evil And/or/as the Good Brook Ziporyn 0674002482 The eternity and omnipresence of the True Nature is equivalent to the omnipresence of the Mean; Buddahood or the dharma-nature is, crypto-pantheistically, present everywhere and in everything. Alternative forms en buddahood en Buddhas