Buda
/ˈbuda/masculine
The English phrase 'buddha' is translated into Spanish as Buda.
Buda refers to an enlightened human or is used as the name for a spiritual and philosophical teacher. For related terms, the Spanish word for Buddhism is budismo, the adjective for 'Buddhist' is budista, the word for 'enlightenment' is iluminación and a 'monk' is called monje.
Meaning: enlightened human (noun)
Related words
How does it change in a sentence?
Buda is a masculine noun.
How do you pronounce it?
/ˈbuda/
Did you know?
- In some Spanish-speaking contexts, the word buda can be used metaphorically to describe someone who is extremely calm or completely indifferent to the chaos around them.
- Spanish speakers often use the term iluminación not only for the spiritual state of Buda but also to describe a sudden 'lightbulb moment' of intellectual clarity.
- In Spanish, when discussing the historical figure, it is common to use the definite article to form el Buda, similar to how one might say 'the Buddha' in English.
Examples in context
- No hay Dios ni Buda.There is no God and no Buddha.This sentence shows how to use Buda in a negative expression regarding divinity.Tatoeba #1334731 by marcelostockle, translation #895789 by pauldhunt
- Vesak es una festividad budista que conmemora el nacimiento, iluminación y muerte de Buda.Vesak is a Buddhist holiday which celebrates the birth, enlightenment and death of the Buddha.This sentence describes a Buddhist holiday and mentions the life events of Buda.Tatoeba #1557012 by hayastan, translation #1548458 by Adelpa
- Una vez un hombre le dijo a Buda, "yo quiero ser feliz". Buda respondió, "primero retira "yo", esto es el ego, después remueve "quiero", porque es el deseo. Mira, ahora solo tienes felicidad".A man once said to the Buddha, "I want to be happy!" Buddha said, "First remove 'I', that's ego, then remove 'want', that's desire. See, now you are left with only happiness!"This sentence provides a philosophical quote attributed to Buda.Tatoeba #6135724 by Adelpa, translation #5191388 by Adelpa
- Buda es una figura central en el budismo.Buddha is a central figure in Buddhism.
Example conversation
Sofía and Daniel are visiting an art museum.
- SofíaMira esta estatua de Buda.Look at this statue of Buddha.
- DanielEs muy impresionante, Sofía.It is very impressive, Sofia.
- Sofía¿Sabes quién fue Buda?Do you know who Buddha was?
- DanielFue un hombre iluminado.He was an enlightened man.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “buddha” translations and entries Buda, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
