tathagatha

by Domyo | May 26, 2018

Another way to refer to a completely awakened being, or buddha, sometimes translated as “one who has thus gone” or “one who has thus come.”

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Alternative Meanings:

Tathagatha
A term for a Buddha, or someone who is completely spiritually enlightened, or awakened. Means "one who has arrived in suchness" or "one who has gone to suchness" - in other words, one who has arrived/gone over to complete knowledge of the Truth.