Why is the medicine buddha blue? Did he come from hinduism?

[C T]

4 hours ago, Cobie said:

Interesting that ‘Gotama’ means ‘bright light-darkness’.

 

 

Fwiw, Buddha's birth name was Siddhartha - "One who has attained the goal" is one translation of Siddhartha. 

 

Gotama/Gautama/Gautam identifies the clan and religious lineage his family belonged to. 

[Maddie]

17 hours ago, C T said:

 

Fwiw, Buddha's birth name was Siddhartha - "One who has attained the goal" is one translation of Siddhartha. 

 

Gotama/Gautama/Gautam identifies the clan and religious lineage his family belonged to. 

 

I've noticed the Theravada tend to call him Gautama more often, and the Mahayana call him Siddhartha more often. 

[C T]

5 hours ago, Maddie said:

 

I've noticed the Theravada tend to call him Gautama more often, and the Mahayana call him Siddhartha more often. 

 

Thanks. I'd always assumed the Mahayanists often refer to the historical Buddha as Shakyamuni. 

Edited February 15, 2023 by C T

[Maddie]

1 hour ago, C T said:

 

Thanks. I'd always assumed the Magayanists often refer to the historical Buddha as Shakyamuni. 

 

Actually that's probably what I was thinking of LOL 😂