tathagata

noun

ta·​tha·​ga·​ta

təˌtägəˈtə

plural -s

Buddhism

: an enlightened one : a finder of truth : one who has attained perfection

Word History

Etymology

Sanskrit tathāgata, from tathā thus + gata gone, come, arrived, from gamati he goes

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