Buddha, meaning "Awakened one" or "Enlightened One", may refer to:
Buddhism
- Gautama Buddha, founder of Buddhism, commonly known as "The Buddha"
- The Buddhist concept of Buddha (title)
- The Buddhist concept of Buddhahood
- The Buddhist concept of Buddha-nature
- Buddharupa, a statue or other representation of a Buddha
Other Buddhas
Other figures considered to be Buddhas by various Buddhist groups include:
- Budai, the Laughing Buddha, a figure in traditional Chinese culture
- Adi-Buddha, the primordial Buddha
- Akshobhya, one of the Five Wisdom Buddhas of the Vajrayana tradition of Buddhism; lord of the Eastern Pure Land Abhirati
- Amitābha, one of the Five Wisdom Buddhas of the Vajrayana tradition of Buddhism; principal Buddha of the Pure Land sect
- Amoghasiddhi, one of the Five Wisdom Buddhas of the Vajrayana tradition of Buddhism
- Dipankara, First Buddha of the current world age
- Tonpa Shenrab, Buddha of the Bön religion
- Ratnasambhava, one of the Five Wisdom Buddhas of the Vajrayana tradition of Buddhism
- Vairocana, one of the Five Wisdom Buddhas of the Vajrayana tradition of Buddhism; embodiment of Dharmakaya
Hinduism
- Gautama Buddha in Hinduism
Modern culture
- Buddha (album), by Blink-182
- Buddha (manga), by Osamu Tezuka
- A Buddha, a 2005 Argentine film written and directed by Diego Rafecas
- Buddha (2007 film) or Gautama Buddha, an Indian film directed by Allani Sridhar
- The Buddha (2010 film), an American television documentary film
- Buddha (TV series), a 2013 Indian historical drama series
- Buddah Records
- Bud'da, American hip hop producer
Military usage
- Smiling Buddha, also known as Operation Smiling Buddha
Other usage
- Buddha Air, a Nepalese airline
- Buddha, Indiana, a small town in the United States
- Buddha Temple, a summit in the Grand Canyon
- Buddha, urban slang for cannabis
See also
- Budha, the planet Mercury in Hindu mythology
- Budda, an American manufacturer of electric guitar amplifiers
- Budda (Eremophila duttonii), a plant from inland Australia
- Buda, western part of the Hungarian capital Budapest
- Buda (disambiguation), other uses of the term Buda