Understanding the Buddha: His Life and Teachings
…Buddha is a generic term, not a proper name, meaning 'awakened', thus 'enlightened'.
-- Gotama was 'the Buddha', not just 'Buddha', the historical founder of Buddhism whose teachings, the Dhamma, form its core.…
…t 35, he attained enlightenment and spent 45 years teaching the Dhamma and establishing the Sangha. The Buddha passed away at 80 in Kushinagara. Alongside the fully-enlightened Samma-Sambuddha, there is the Pac…