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Buddhism, a buddha
(Sanskrit: Awakened) is any being who has become fully awakened (enlightened), and has experienced Nirvana. In the Pali Canon and the Theravada tradition, the term 'buddha' usually refers to anyone who has become enlightened (i.e., awakened to the truth, or Dharma) on their own, without a teacher to point out the
Dharma
, in a time when the teachings on the Four Noble Truths or the Eightfold Path do not exist in the world. By comparison, those who awaken due to the teachings given by a Buddha are known as Arahants, a title also applied to Buddhas. Arahants and Buddhas are the same in the most fundamental aspects of Liberation (Nirvana), but differ in their paramis. In the
Mahayana tradition
, the definition of Buddha extends to any being who becomes fully awakened. The Theravada Arhant would be considered a kind of Buddha (although not generally by Mahayana Buddhism itself) in this Mahayana sense, and this usage also occurs once in later (12th century) Theravada literature. Buddhists do not consider Siddhartha Gautama to have been the only Buddha. The Pali Canon refers to many previous ones (see List of the 28 Buddhas), while the Mahayana tradition additionally has many Buddhas of celestial, rather than historical, origin (see Amitabha or Vairocana as examples). A common Buddhist belief across all Buddhism is that the next Buddha will be one named Maitreya (Pali: Metteyya). (from Wikipedia.com)
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(Reuters) - Gyalo Thondup (R), the elder brother of the Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama, speaks with media during news conference in the northern Indian hilltown of Dharamsala November 19, 2008. Tibetans could push for independence from China if exile groups meeting this week in India decide that is their only option, Samdhong Rinpoche, prime minister of the Tibetan government-in-exile, said on Tuesday. Frustrated at the lack of progress in official talks with Beijing, hundreds of Tibetans are meeting in the northern Indian town of Dharamsala, the exiled Tibetans' headquarters, searching for a way forward. REUTERS/Abhishek Madhukar (INDIA)
(AP) - Gyalo Thondup, elder brother of the Dalai Lama speaks to media in Dharmsala, India, Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2008. Young Tibetan leaders at a summit of exiles are pushing the Himalayan region to declare independence from China, while the older guard continues to support a more conciliatory approach toward Beijing, participants said. Gyalo Thondup helped reopen a dialogue in the late 1970s that had been closed by Mao Zedong's isolationist, radical policies. (AP Photo/Ashwini Bhatia)
(AFPTV) - Tibetan leaders in exile gather in India for a rare meeting that could usher in a more radical approach to their long struggle against Chinese rule in Tibet. The Dalai Lama, Tibet's spiritual leader, called the meeting after admitting that his attempts to secure greater autonomy had failed. Duration: 02:07(AFPTV)
(AFPTV) - Tibetan exiles are working to hammer out a new strategy for their fight against Chinese rule in the region, after the Dalai Lama called for fresh guidance from his followers.(AFPTV)
(AFP) - Tibetan monks in exile offer prayers at the Tsuglakhang Temple in Dharamshala. Tibetan exiles worked Tuesday to hammer out a new strategy for their fight against Chinese rule in the region, after the Dalai Lama called for fresh guidance from his followers.(AFP/Manpreet Romana)