Understanding the Buddha: His Life and Teachings
…it of a Buddha's teaching in the lifetime in which he attains it. A Buddha is generally regarded as omniscient.
-- The name Buddha is a generic term, not a proper name, meaning 'awakened', thus 'enlight…
Buddha, meaning 'awakened', refers to a fully enlightened being. Gotama was the historical Buddha, born in 623 B.C. as Prince Siddhattha in present-day Nepal. At 29, he renounced royal life in search