Literally meaning “the awakened,” the term typically refers to the historical figure Siddhartha Gautama, a spiritual leader and ascetic who founded Buddhism in the fifth or sixth century B.C.E.
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Buddha Term Timeline in Kim
The timeline below shows where the term Buddha appears in Kim. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Chapter 1
...Lahore Museum. There, the lama speaks with the museum curator, discussing the life of the Buddha and telling the curator about his journey to free himself from the “Wheel of Things”...
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Chapter 2
...with the other passengers, asking about the rivers near Benares and telling them about the Buddha. The passengers, used to the rantings of holy men, listen patiently, but grow more interested...
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