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tathagata

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /təˈtɑːɡətə/

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noun

Meaning 1

A term of address to a buddha.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: Buddhism, lifestyle, religion

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit तथागत (tathāgata).

Across languages

Translations

15 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Assamese: তথাগত (tothagot) — term of address to a buddha
  • Bengali: তথাগত (tothagoto) — term of address to a buddha
  • Chinese Cantonese: 如來 /如来 (jyu4 loi4) — term of address to a buddha
  • Chinese Mandarin: 如來 /如来 (rúlái) — term of address to a buddha
  • Hindi: तथागत (tathāgat) — term of address to a buddha
  • Japanese: 如来 (nyorai) — term of address to a buddha
  • Korean: 여래 (yeorae) — term of address to a buddha
  • Marathi: तथागत (tathāgat) — term of address to a buddha
  • Odia: ତଥାଗତ (tathāgata) — term of address to a buddha
  • Pali: tathāgata — term of address to a buddha
  • Sanskrit: तथागत (tathāgata) — term of address to a buddha
  • Old Sundanese: tatagata — term of address to a buddha
  • Thai: ตถาคต (dtà-tǎa-kót) — term of address to a buddha
  • Tibetan: དེ་བཞིན་གཤེགས་པ (de bzhin gshegs pa) — term of address to a buddha
  • Vietnamese: Như Lai — term of address to a buddha