Talk:The Buddha

Skip to table of contents

This is the talk page for discussing improvements to the The Buddha article.
This is not a forum for general discussion of the article's subject.

Put new text under old text. Click here to start a new topic.
New to Wikipedia? Welcome! Learn to edit; get help.

Article policies

Find sources: Google (books · news · scholar · free images · WP refs) · FENS · JSTOR · TWL

Archives: Index, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19: 60 days

This article is written in British English with Oxford spelling (colour, realize, organization, analyse; note that -ize is used instead of -ise) and some terms that are used in it may be different or absent from other varieties of English. According to the relevant style guide, this should not be changed without broad consensus.

Biography: Royalty and Nobility / Science and Academia / Core

	Biography portal This article is within the scope of WikiProject Biography, a collaborative effort to create, develop and organize Wikipedia's articles about people. All interested editors are invited to join the project and contribute to the discussion. For instructions on how to use this banner, please refer to the documentation.BiographyWikipedia:WikiProject BiographyTemplate:WikiProject Biographybiography articles
	This article is supported by WikiProject Royalty and Nobility (assessed as Top-importance).
	This article is supported by the science and academia work group (assessed as Top-importance).
	This article is listed on the project's core biographies page.

Buddhism Top‑importance

	This article falls within the scope of WikiProject Buddhism, an attempt to promote better coordination, content distribution, and cross-referencing between pages dealing with Buddhism. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page for more details on the projects.BuddhismWikipedia:WikiProject BuddhismTemplate:WikiProject BuddhismBuddhism articles
Top	This article has been rated as Top-importance on the project's importance scale.

Hinduism Mid‑importance

	Hinduism portal This article is within the scope of WikiProject Hinduism, a collaborative effort to improve the coverage of Hinduism on Wikipedia. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the discussion and see a list of open tasks.HinduismWikipedia:WikiProject HinduismTemplate:WikiProject HinduismHinduism articles
Mid	This article has been rated as Mid-importance on the project's importance scale.

India: Bihar High‑importance

	India portal This article is within the scope of WikiProject India, which aims to improve Wikipedia's coverage of India-related topics. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page.IndiaWikipedia:WikiProject IndiaTemplate:WikiProject IndiaIndia articles
High	This article has been rated as High-importance on the project's importance scale.
	This article is supported by WikiProject Bihar (assessed as Top-importance).

Nepal High‑importance

	Nepal portal This article is within the scope of WikiProject Nepal, which aims to improve Wikipedia's coverage of Nepal-related topics. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page and add your name to the member's list.NepalWikipedia:WikiProject NepalTemplate:WikiProject NepalNepal articles
High	This article has been rated as High-importance on the project's importance scale.

Philosophy: Philosophers / Religion / Eastern / Ancient High‑importance

This article is within the scope of WikiProject Philosophy, a collaborative effort to improve the coverage of content related to philosophy on Wikipedia. If you would like to support the project, please visit the project page, where you can get more details on how you can help, and where you can join the general discussion about philosophy content on Wikipedia.PhilosophyWikipedia:WikiProject PhilosophyTemplate:WikiProject PhilosophyPhilosophy articles

High

This article has been rated as High-importance on the project's importance scale.

Associated task forces:
/
	Philosophers
	Philosophy of religion
	Eastern philosophy
	Ancient philosophy

China Low‑importance

	China portal This article is within the scope of WikiProject China, a collaborative effort to improve the coverage of China related articles on Wikipedia. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the discussion and see a list of open tasks.ChinaWikipedia:WikiProject ChinaTemplate:WikiProject ChinaChina-related articles
Low	This article has been rated as Low-importance on the project's importance scale.

Japan: Mythology / Religion Low‑importance

This article is within the scope of WikiProject Japan, a collaborative effort to improve the coverage of Japan-related articles on Wikipedia. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the project, participate in relevant discussions, and see lists of open tasks. Current time in Japan: 09:30, September 30, 2024 (JST, Reiwa 6) (Refresh)JapanWikipedia:WikiProject JapanTemplate:WikiProject JapanJapan-related articles

Low

This article has been rated as Low-importance on the project's importance scale.

This article is supported by the Mythology task force.

This article is supported by the Religion task force.

WikiProject Japan to do list:

Peer review: None
A-class review: None

Featured content candidates –

Articles: None
Pictures: None
Lists: None

Good article nominations: Vinland Saga (TV series), Godzilla Minus One
Add requested images to articles that need them.
Pages for Deletion: Participate in Japan-related deletion discussions.
Improve and expand Japan-related stubs.
Create some requested articles.
Help translate an article from the Japanese Wikipedia into English.
Assess unassessed articles

Bahá'í Faith Mid‑importance

	Religion portal This article is within the scope of WikiProject Bahá'í Faith, a coordinated attempt to increase the quality and quantity of information about the Baháʼí Faith on Wikipedia. If you would like to participate, you can edit this article, or visit the project page, where you can join the project and/or contribute to the discussion. If you are new to editing Wikipedia visit the welcome page to become familiar with the guidelines.Bahá'í FaithWikipedia:WikiProject Bahá'í FaithTemplate:WikiProject Bahá'í FaithBahá'í Faith articles
Mid	This article has been rated as Mid-importance on the project's importance scale.

Religion Top‑importance

	Religion portal This article is within the scope of WikiProject Religion, a project to improve Wikipedia's articles on Religion-related subjects. Please participate by editing the article, and help us assess and improve articles to good and 1.0 standards, or visit the wikiproject page for more details.ReligionWikipedia:WikiProject ReligionTemplate:WikiProject ReligionReligion articles
Top	This article has been rated as Top-importance on the project's importance scale.

History Low‑importance

	History portal This article is within the scope of WikiProject History, a collaborative effort to improve the coverage of the subject of History on Wikipedia. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the discussion and see a list of open tasks.HistoryWikipedia:WikiProject HistoryTemplate:WikiProject Historyhistory articles
Low	This article has been rated as Low-importance on the project's importance scale.

Mysticism Low‑importance

	This article is within the scope of WikiProject Mysticism, a collaborative effort to improve the coverage of Mysticism on Wikipedia. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the discussion and see a list of open tasks.MysticismWikipedia:WikiProject MysticismTemplate:WikiProject MysticismMysticism articles
Low	This article has been rated as Low-importance on the project's importance scale.

Spirituality Low‑importance

	This article is within the scope of WikiProject Spirituality, a collaborative effort to improve the coverage of spirituality-related subjects on Wikipedia. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the discussion and see a list of open tasks.SpiritualityWikipedia:WikiProject SpiritualityTemplate:WikiProject SpiritualitySpirituality articles
Low	This article has been rated as Low-importance on the project's importance scale.

The contentious topics procedure applies to this page. This page is related to India, Pakistan, and Afghanistan, which has been designated as a contentious topic.

Editors who repeatedly or seriously fail to adhere to the purpose of Wikipedia, any expected standards of behaviour, or any normal editorial process may be blocked or restricted by an administrator. Editors are advised to familiarise themselves with the contentious topics procedures before editing this page.

This article has previously been nominated to be moved. Please review the prior discussions if you are considering re-nomination.

Discussions:

Discussion, Gautama Buddha → Siddhartha Gautama, Not moved, 26 July 2004, discussion
Discussion, Gautama Buddha → The Buddha, Not moved, 5 October 2007, discussion
RM, Gautama Buddha → Buddha, Not moved, 6 March 2018, discussion
RM, Gautama Buddha → Buddha, Not moved, 4 September 2021, discussion
RM, Gautama Buddha → Siddhartha Gautama, Not moved, 6 April 2022, discussion
RM, Gautama Buddha → The Buddha, Moved, 5 October 2022, discussion
- MRV, Gautama Buddha → The Buddha, Endorsed, 22 October 2022, discussion
RM, The Buddha → Buddha, No consensus, 25 November 2022, discussion

Editors proposing a move should also be aware of similar RMs listed at the top of Talk:Buddha (disambiguation).

Additional info (sources and quotes) on Buddha's Birthplace can be found at Gautama Buddha Birthplace sources and quotes

An extensive, though not necessarily exhaustive, repository of tertiary sources on the Buddha can also be found at Tertiary sources

Section sizes

Section size for The Buddha (64 sections)
Section name	Byte count	Section total
(Top)	7,936	7,936
Etymology, names and titles	190	8,446
Siddhārtha Gautama and Buddha Shakyamuni	4,279	4,279
Tathāgata	1,067	1,067
Other epithets	2,910	2,910
Sources	13	10,912
Historical sources	28	8,625
Pali suttas	1,537	1,537
Pillar and rock inscriptions	6,395	6,395
Oldest surviving manuscripts	665	665
Biographical sources	2,274	2,274
Historical person	25	18,185
Understanding the historical person	2,217	2,217
Dating	7,546	7,546
Historical context	28	8,397
Shakyas	3,083	3,083
Shramanas	3,565	3,565
Urban environment and egalitarianism	1,721	1,721
Semi-legendary biography	30	57,681
Nature of traditional depictions	5,343	5,343
Previous lives	2,146	2,146
Birth and early life	8,958	8,958
Renunciation	4,755	4,755
Ascetic life and awakening	9,900	9,900
First sermon and formation of the saṅgha	4,827	4,827
Travels and growth of the saṅgha	4,061	4,061
Formation of the bhikkhunī order	2,982	2,982
Later years	4,380	4,380
Last days and parinirvana	8,216	8,216
Posthumous events	2,083	2,083
Teachings and views	122	44,464
Core teachings	2,562	31,487
Samsara	2,523	2,523
The six sense bases and the five aggregates	2,063	2,063
Dependent Origination	4,652	8,234
Anatta	3,582	3,582
The path to liberation	5,786	5,786
Jain and Brahmanical influences	2,149	2,149
Scholarly views on the earliest teachings	8,170	8,170
Homeless life	1,068	1,068
Society	15	11,787
Critique of Brahmanism	4,935	4,935
Socio-political teachings	4,094	4,094
Worldly happiness	2,743	2,743
Physical characteristics	2,068	2,068
In other religions	69	10,224
Hinduism	6,120	6,120
Islam	2,170	2,170
Christianity	772	772
Other religions	1,093	1,093
Artistic depictions	1,498	11,524
Gallery showing different Buddha styles	6,237	6,237
In other media	23	3,789
Films	2,361	2,361
Television	433	433
Literature	769	769
Music	203	203
See also	195	195
Notes	12,867	12,867
References	16	44,935
Citations	34	34
Sources	44,885	44,885
Further reading	6,219	6,219
External links	1,701	1,701
Total	237,357	237,357