What are the names of "Buddha"?

Buddha is an enlightened person, referred to as "Buddha" in Chinese.

The Buddha has ten titles: Tathagata, Offering, Right and All-Knowing, Enlightened and Practical, Good in Death, Understander of the World, Supreme Scholar, Controlling Husband, Teacher of Heaven and Man, and Buddha. In addition, some people call the Buddha: Buddha, World Honored One, and Two-legged One.

The following is the explanation of the ten names of the Buddha:

The ten numbers of the Tathagata

All the Buddhas in the ten directions and three times have different names due to their different responses, or Take the cause word "Maitreya Buddha", or take the effect word "Amitabha", or take the nature word "Vairochana Buddha", take the phase word "Losana Buddha", take the action word "Sakyamuni Buddha", take I wish to say "Ah Buddha", Medicine Buddha, and Buddhas are different from each other. However, all Buddhas possess all wisdom and virtues, and there is no difference between them. It is true that "Buddhas and Buddhas have the same path", so there are ten kinds of names, which are the common names of all Buddhas, called "Tathagata's Ten Names" or "Ten Kinds of Common Names".

The meanings of "Tathagata" are listed as follows:

1. Tathagata: refers to the Buddha coming on the truthful path, which is called "Tathagata"; it can also be translated as "Tathagata" , that is, taking the true path to achieve Buddhahood and Nirvana. "Ru" refers to the Buddha's Dharma body, which fills the space and fills the Dharma Realm, and is motionless; "Come" refers to the Buddha's incarnation. This "body" comes to save all sentient beings. "Tathagata" is static, "come" is dynamic. After becoming a Buddha, there is no distinction between movement and stillness, and there is no distinction between dharma and dharma. As the Diamond Sutra says: "The Tathagata comes from nowhere and goes nowhere, so Named Tathagata." Therefore, "Tathagata" means that the Buddha came in the unmoving Dharma body of Tathagata because of his compassion to save all living beings, so he is called "Tathagata".

2. Offerings: The Buddha cultivated blessings and wisdom for three hundred kalpas and cultivated good physical appearance for hundreds of kalpas. After many kalpas of practice and salvation, he realized the three confusions, transcended two deaths, accumulated merits and causes, and reached " The ultimate Buddha fruit of "the three enlightenments are complete and all virtues are complete" is worthy of being offered by humans and heavens, hence the name "Ying Offering". Just as a person who has devoted his whole life to the country and society should receive a pension from the country to live in peace and contentment once he retires.

3. Right and omniscient: also known as the one who is fully enlightened, that is, the Buddha can fully realize all dharmas, which is different from the ignorance of ordinary people and the illusion of heretics; the Buddha can fully realize all beings, which is different from the The self-awareness of the two vehicles and the Bodhisattva's "clear knowledge but not omnipresence". Because the Buddha's wisdom can know all dharma correctly and completely, he is called "correct and omniscient".

Four. Ming Xing Sui: That is, the three Ming Ming and the Five Elements are all perfect and complete. The three mings refer to the celestial eye □, the destiny □, and the outflow □; the five conducts are the holy conduct □, the holy conduct □, the heavenly conduct □, the infant conduct □, and the disease conduct □. Achieving the three clarifications means "wisdom is sufficient", and practicing the five actions means "blessings are sufficient". The Buddha has both blessings and wisdom, so it is called "wisdom is sufficient".

5. Good passing away: It means wonderful passing. The Buddha is an enlightened being who has achieved supreme bodhi and has transcended the treatment of life and death. The Buddha's "coming" means that all living beings "come", and his "going" means that all living beings "go"; the Buddha wonderfully emerged from the world, using all wisdom as a cart, walking on the Eightfold Path and entering the wonderful realm of Nirvana, and no longer retreated into the sea of ​​life and death. , hence the name "Good Death".

6. Interpretation of the world: The Buddha has the wisdom to fully understand the truth of the universe, including the "wisdom of all" that recognizes that the total appearance of all dharmas is empty, and the "wisdom of the path" that recognizes that the different appearances of all dharmas are conditioned and exist. , and the "all kinds of wisdom" that understand the non-dualness of emptiness and existence, and the unity of nature. Because the Buddha can thoroughly understand all realities in the world and beyond the world, he is called "Worldly Understanding".

7. The Supreme One: The Buddha’s wisdom, meditation, moral conduct, and all other wisdom and virtues are perfect, and he is full of blessings and wisdom. There is no fault among people. Therefore, it is said: Among all dharma, Nirvana has no Among all fruits, enlightenment is supreme; among all sentient beings, Buddha is supreme, so he is called "the Supreme One".

8. Controlling the Husband: The Buddha is very compassionate and wise, and can use various methods to control the mind of the practitioner, leading him to the right path of Nirvana, just like a horse trainer who is good at controlling the horse's nature, hence the name "Controlling the Husband" ".

9. Teacher of gods and humans: The Buddha is the teacher of humans and gods. He teaches all living beings what they should do and what they should not do; what is good and what is not good. If all sentient beings can follow the teachings and not abandon the Tao and Dharma, they can be freed from their troubles, so they are called "teachers of gods and humans".

10. Buddha: A saint who is self-aware, aware of others, and perfect in his conduct.

Those who have the above ten titles are called "World Honored One". The World Honored One contains the six meanings of freedom, radiance, solemnity, name, honor, and auspiciousness. It is also called virtuous, famous, etc., and is the most noble person in the world.

The Buddha has perfected the three enlightenments and is endowed with all kinds of virtues. He is the supreme deity of all holy places in the world and beyond. Therefore, people in the world use various different names to praise the Buddha's majestic merits.

In addition to the above ten numbers, such as: Shixiong, Shiying, Shiyan, Dharma King, Buddha's Day, Nengren, Great Master, Great Sage, Great Shaman, Great Medical King, Two-legged Lord, Renxiong, Master Zi, etc., are all worldly people. An honorific title for the Buddha. From these names, we can also further understand the lofty and greatness of the Buddha. When Buddhist disciples chant the name of the Buddha, they should admire the Buddha's judgment and wisdom, and even "recite the Buddha with the heart and become the Buddha with the heart" in order to repay the Buddha's kindness. This is the positive way for us to praise the name of the Buddha. significance.

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