Sugata

Sugata is an epithet for Gautama Buddha.[1][2][web 1]

For other uses, see Sugata (disambiguation).

According to Bhikkhu Khantipalo, the term "sugato" can be translated as "auspicious", "fortunate" or more literally "well gone", "one who has gone to goodness", "one whose going was good". This refers to both the fact that his nirvana was good and that his awakening was a good for the world.[3]

See also

References
  1. Harris 2008, p. 10.
  2. Buswell 2013, p. 865.
  3. Laurence-Khantipalo Mills. Buddha, My Refuge: Contemplation of the Buddha Based on the Pali Suttas, page 53.

Sources
Printed sources
  • Buswell, Robert Jr; Lopez, Donald S. Jr., eds. (2013). Princeton Dictionary of Buddhism. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press. ISBN 9780691157863.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  • Carman, John Braisted (1994), Majesty and Meekness: A Comparative Study of Contrast and Harmony in the Concept of God, Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
  • Harris, Ian (2008), Cambodian Buddhism: History and Practice, University of Hawaii Press
  • Thaplyal, Kiran Kumar (1972), Studies in Ancient Indian Seals: A Study of North Indian Seals and Sealings
  • Wuaku, Albert (2013), Hindu Gods in West Africa: Ghanaian Devotees of Shiva and Krishna, BRILL
Web-sources
  1. Sanskrit Dictionary, sugata


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