"tathagata" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /təˈtɑːɡətə/ Forms: tathagatas [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Sanskrit तथागत (tathāgata). Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|sa|तथागत}} Borrowed from Sanskrit तथागत (tathāgata) Head templates: {{en-noun}} tathagata (plural tathagatas)
  1. (Buddhism) A term of address to a buddha. Categories (topical): Buddhism Synonyms: tathāgata Translations (term of address to a buddha): তথাগত (tothagot) (Assamese), তথাগত (tothagoto) (Bengali), 如來 (Chinese Cantonese), 如来 (jyu⁴ loi⁴) (Chinese Cantonese), 如來 (Chinese Mandarin), 如来 (rúlái) (Chinese Mandarin), तथागत (tathāgat) [masculine] (Hindi), 如来 (nyorai) (alt: にょらい) (Japanese), 여래 (yeorae) (alt: 如來) (Korean), तथागत (tathāgat) [masculine] (Marathi), ତଥାଗତ (tôthagôtô) (Odia), tathāgata [masculine] (Pali), तथागत (tathāgata) [masculine] (Sanskrit), ตถาคต (dtà-tǎa-kót) (Thai), དེ་བཞིན་གཤེགས་པ (de bzhin gshegs pa) (Tibetan), Như Lai (alt: 如來) (Vietnamese)

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