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historical-figure

Buddha

Beings

The awakened teacher of Buddhist traditions, remembered as Siddhattha Gotama. Later East Asian and European images are receptions, not a second biography.

Also known as Siddhattha Gotama · Siddhartha Gautama · Śākyamuni

Buddhist traditions

  • Buddha belongs to Buddhist traditions.

    Buddhist traditions take the Buddha’s awakening as a starting point. Later European “Buddha as occult master” is a reception.

    from Burton Watson (translation) · The Lotus Sutra, 1993 (this translation); Sanskrit/Chinese recensions much older

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  • Lotus is associated with Buddha.

    The Lotus Sutra uses the flower as the sūtra’s own image of teaching. A Mahāyāna text, not an Egyptian tomb.

    from Burton Watson (translation) · The Lotus Sutra, 1993 (this translation); Sanskrit/Chinese recensions much older

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  • Buddhist traditions is associated with Buddha.

    The traditions remember the Buddha. They are plural; they are not one occult Buddhism.

    from Burton Watson (translation) · The Lotus Sutra, 1993 (this translation); Sanskrit/Chinese recensions much older

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  • Mandala is associated with Buddha.

    Some mandalas seat a Buddha or a host. Ritual diagram, not Jung’s patient drawing.

    from Burton Watson (translation) · The Lotus Sutra, 1993 (this translation); Sanskrit/Chinese recensions much older

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  • Incense is sacred to Buddha.

    Watson’s Lotus Sūtra seats incense among the offerings dedicated to the Buddha and to Buddha-relic stupas. A named aromatic sacred to the Buddha in that sūtra, not a generic purity slogan and not sacred_to→buddhist-traditions as a second courtesy reverse.

    from Burton Watson (translation) · The Lotus Sutra, 1993 (this translation); Sanskrit/Chinese recensions much older

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  • Chamara is sacred to Buddha.

    Watson’s Lotus Sūtra seats the fly-whisk among marks of honor dedicated in the Buddha’s presence and Buddha-land attendance. A named chamara sacred to the Buddha in that sūtra, not a generic royalty checklist and not a courtesy reverse onto tradition.

    from Burton Watson (translation) · The Lotus Sutra, 1993 (this translation); Sanskrit/Chinese recensions much older

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  • Bone is sacred to Buddha.

    Watson’s Lotus Sūtra treats the Buddha’s relics — including bone — as sacred remains honored in stupas and offerings. A named bone sacred to the Buddha in that sūtra, not a generic death association and not dalada as the later Sri Lankan tooth-custody id.

    from Burton Watson (translation) · The Lotus Sutra, 1993 (this translation); Sanskrit/Chinese recensions much older

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  • Chintamani is sacred to Buddha.

    Watson’s Lotus Sūtra’s wish-jewel and treasure speech seats the priceless jewel among honors oriented to the Buddha’s teaching and Buddha-land wealth. A named chintamani sacred to the Buddha in that register, not a generic luck charm and not a courtesy reverse.

    from Burton Watson (translation) · The Lotus Sutra, 1993 (this translation); Sanskrit/Chinese recensions much older

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  • Jātakas appears in Buddha.

    In the Jewish Encyclopedia, the Jatakas are birth-stories of the Buddha, in which he records his varied earlier lives — the Jatakas are the birth-story corpus of that Buddha.

    from Isidore Singer et al. · The Jewish Encyclopedia, 1901–1906

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