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From: mva@mandrake.bellcore.com (Madhav Apte)
Newsgroups: soc.religion.eastern
Subject: Re: Buddha's names
Keywords: Buddha
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Date: 28 Nov 90 01:04:45 GMT
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The name "tathagata" can be interpreted both as
"one who goes thus" or "one who comes thus" (or has gone/ has come).
I prefer the former.

I am surprised noone has mentioned
"siddhartha" - i guess it means something like "the accomplished
one - one who has mastered 'siddis' " ?  Siddhartha
was buddha's birth-name, wasn't it?

-Madhav
mva@maestro.cc.bellcore.com