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Buddha is the Sanskrit word for “awakened one.” It was initially applied as an honor upon Siddhartha Gautama, the Indian prince who renounced power and privilege to seek enlightenment. The term is more general and refers to any being highly awakened. “Anyone who is peaceful, loving and understanding can be called a buddha,” notes Thich Nhat Hanh. ‘There were many buddhas in the past, there are buddhas in the present moment, and there will be many buddhas in the future. Buddha is not the name of a particular person; buddha is just a common name to designate anyone who has a high degree of peace and who has a high degree of understanding and compassion. All of us are capable of being called by this name,” he explains.
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