佛陀

Fótuó

proper noun #35,264

Meanings

1 the Buddha (Siddhartha Gautama)
2 a Buddha; one who has attained Buddhahood

Characters

Buddha (transliteration of 'bud-')

transliteration of '-dha'

Examples

佛陀在菩提树下悟道。

Fótuó zài pútí shù xià wùdào.

The Buddha attained enlightenment under the bodhi tree.

佛陀的教导影响了亿万信众。

Fótuó de jiàodǎo yǐngxiǎng le yìwàn xìn zhòng.

The Buddha's teachings have influenced hundreds of millions of believers.

Tips

history

佛陀 is the Chinese transliteration of Sanskrit Buddha (literally 'the awakened one'). The shorter form 佛 (fó) is much more common in everyday speech; 佛陀 is preferred in formal, scholarly, or scriptural Buddhist contexts. Originally referred to Siddhartha Gautama (释迦牟尼) c. 5th century BCE.

Stroke Order

佛 Fó

陀 tuó