Buddha meaning Awakened One or Enlightened One. Gautama Buddha or Siddhārtha Gautama Buddha was a spiritual teacher from the
Indian subcontinent, on whose teachings Buddhism was founded. The word Buddha is
a title for the first awakened being in an era. In most Buddhist traditions,
Siddhartha Gautama is regarded as the Supreme Buddha of our age. Gautama Buddha
may also be referred to as Śākyamuni or "Sage of the Śākyas".