Buddhism Submitted Names

Akasagarbha आकाशगर्भ m Buddhism
Alternate transcription of Sanskrit आकाशगर्भ (see Akashagarbha).

Akashagarbha आकाशगर्भ m Buddhism
From Sanskrit आकाश (akasha) meaning "open space, sky" and गर्भ (garbha) meaning "inside, interior". This is the name of a bodhisattva associated with the element of space.

Akṣayamati अक्षयमति m Buddhism
Alternate transcription of Sanskrit अक्षयमति (see Akshayamati).

Akshayamati अक्षयमति m Buddhism
Means "indestructible mind" or "inexhaustible awareness" from Sanskrit अक्षय (akshaya) meaning "undecaying, imperishable" and मति (mati) meaning "mind, thought"... [more]

Akshobhya अक्षोभ्य m Buddhism
Means "immovable" in Sanskrit. This is the name of a buddha who represents consciousness and reflection in the Mahayana and Vajrayana traditions.

Amitabha अमिताभ m Sanskrit, Buddhism, Bengali
Original Sanskrit form of Amitabh, as well as the modern Bengali form. This is also the name of a buddha particularly revered in the Pure Land tradition of Mahayana Buddhism.

Amoghasiddhi अमोघसिद्धि m Buddhism
Means "unfailing accomplishment" from Sanskrit अमोघ (amogha) meaning "unfailing, infallible" and सिद्धि (siddhi) meaning "accomplishment, success, attainment"... [more]

Anantacaritra अनन्तचारित्र m Buddhism
From Sanskrit अनन्त (ananta) meaning "infinite, endless" and चारित्र (caritra) meaning "conduct, behaviour". This is the name of a bodhisattva in Mahayana and Vajrayana tradition.

Anushtha अनुष्ठा f Sanskrit, Hindi, Indian, Punjabi, Marathi, Gujarati, Bengali, Assamese, Nepali, Indian (Sikh), Hinduism, Buddhism
Means "to stand near or by, follow out, to govern, to superintend, attend to, do".

Aryadeva अर्यदेव m Buddhism
From Sanskrit अर्य (arya) meaning "excellent, best, respectable" and देव (deva) meaning "god". This is the name of a monk and bodhisattva in Mahayana and Vajrayana tradition.

Bhaiṣajyaguru भैषज्यगुरु m Buddhism
From Sanskrit भैषज्य (bhaishajya) meaning "curativeness, healing, remedy" and गुरु (guru) meaning "teacher, sage, master". This is sthe name of a bodhisattva associated with healing and medicine in Mahayana and Vajrayana tradition.

Bhaiṣajyarāja भैषज्यराज m Buddhism
From Sanskrit भैषज्य (bhaisajya) meaning "curativeness, healing, remedy" and राज (raja) meaning "king". This is the name of a bodhisattva associated with healing in Mahayana and Vajrayana tradition.

Bhaiṣajyasamudgata भैषज्यसमुद्गत m Buddhism
From Sanskrit भैषज्य (bhaishajya) meaning "curativeness, healing, remedy" and समुद्गत (samudgata) meaning "risen, appeared, begun". This is the name of a bodhisattva associated with healing and medicine in Mahayana and Vajrayana tradition.

Bhaishajyaguru भैषज्यगुरु m Buddhism
Alternate transcription of Sanskrit भैषज्यगुरु (see Bhaiṣajyaguru).

Bhaishajyaraja भैषज्यराज m Buddhism
Alternate transcription of Sanskrit भैषज्यराज (see Bhaiṣajyarāja).

Bhaishajyasamudgata भैषज्यसमुद्गत m Buddhism
Alternate transcription of Sanskrit भैषज्यसमुद्गत (see Bhaiṣajyasamudgata).

Bokda m Buddhism
Burmese form of Buddha.

Chenrezig སྤྱན་རས་གཟིགས m Buddhism
Means "one who looks down with an unwavering eye" in Tibetan, derived from སྤྱན་རས (spyan ras) meaning "penetrating vision, observation, eye" and གཟིགས (gzigs) meaning "see, look, perceive"... [more]

Cundi चुन्दी f Buddhism
Meaning uncertain, possibly from Sanskrit चुन्दी (cundi) meaning "procuress, bawd" or चुण्टी (cunti) meaning "small well, reservoir". This is the name of a female bodhisattva and gooddess in Mahayana and Vajrayana tradition... [more]

Doryu m Buddhism (Rare, Archaic)

Erawan เอราวัณ m Hinduism, Buddhism
Thai form of Airavata.

Fat 佛 m Buddhism
Cantonese form of Buddha.

Fo 佛 m Buddhism
Chinese form of Buddha.

Fu̍t 佛 m Buddhism
Hakka form of Buddha.

Hŭk 佛 m Buddhism
Min Dong form of Buddha.

In อินทร์ m Buddhism, Hinduism
Thai form of Indra.

Kshitigarbha क्षितिगर्भ m Buddhism
Means "earth womb" from Sanskrit क्षिति (kshiti) meaning "earth" and गर्भ (garbha) meaning "womb, inside, interior". This is the name of a bodhisattva in Mahayana tradition, typically portrayed as a monk.

Mahasthamaprapta महास्थामप्राप्त m Buddhism
Means "arrival of the great strength" or "one who has obtained great strength", from Sanskrit महा (maha) meaning "great", स्थामन् (sthaman) meaning "strength, power" and प्राप्त (prapta) meaning "arrived, came, obtained, reached"... [more]

Mandarava मन्दारवा f Buddhism
Means "coral tree" (genus Erythrina) in Sanskrit. This is the name of a female buddha or bodhisattva in the Vajrayana tradition.

Metteyya m Buddhism
Pali form of Maitreya.

Mettrai เมตไตรย m Buddhism
Thai form of Metteyya (see Maitreya).

Mile 弥勒, 彌勒 m Buddhism
Chinese form of Maitreya.

Miroku 弥勒 m Buddhism
Japanese form of Maitreya via the Chinese form 弥勒/彌勒.

Myitteya m Buddhism
Burmese form of Metteyya (see Maitreya).

Padmasambhava पद्मसम्भव m Buddhism
Means "lotus-born" from Sanskrit पद्म (padma) meaning "lotus" and सम्भव (sambhava) meaning "being or coming together, birth, origin"... [more]

Phật m Buddhism
Vietnamese form of Buddha.

Phut พุทธ m Buddhism
Lao and Thai form of Buddha.

Put m Buddhism
Khmer form of Buddha.

Ratnasambhava रत्नसम्भव m Buddhism
Means "jewel-born" in Sanskrit, from रत्न (ratna) meaning "jewel, treasure" and सम्भव (sambhava) meaning "being or coming together, birth, origin"... [more]

Samantabhadra समन्तभद्र m Buddhism
Means "universal goodness" from Sanskrit समन्त (samanta) meaning "universal, complete, entire" and भद्र (bhadra) meaning "goodness, happiness, auspiciousness, fortune"... [more]

Sarvanivaranavishkambhin सर्वनिवारणविष्कम्भिन्, सर्वनिवरणविष्कम्भिन् m Buddhism
Means "he who impedes all hindrances", from Sanskrit सर्व (sarva) meaning "all, whole", निवारण (nivarana) meaning "preventing, hindering, keeping off" and विष्कम्भिन् (vishkambhin) meaning "bolt of a door, obstructing, impeding"... [more]

Suryaprabha m Buddhism
Means "sunlight" in Sanskrit, from सूर्य (surya) meaning "sun" and प्रभा (prabha) meaning "light, radiance"... [more]

Vairocana वैरोचन m Buddhism, Hinduism
From Sanskrit वैरोचन (vairocana) meaning "solar, of the sun", a derivative of विरोचन (virochana) meaning "sun, giver of light". This is the name of a cosmic buddha in Mahayana tradition, as well as an epithet of the Hindu asura (demon) Bali.

Vajrapani वज्रपाणि m Buddhism
Means "vajra in (his) hand" from Sanskrit वज्र (vajra) meaning "diamond, thunderbolt, vajra" and पाणि (pani) meaning "hand". This is the name of an early bodhisattva who protected and guided Gautama Buddha; he eventually came to represent the Buddha's power.

Vajrasattva वज्रसत्त्व m Buddhism
Means "diamond essence" or "thunderbolt essence", from Sanskrit वज्र (vajra) meaning "diamond, thunderbolt" and सत्त्व (sattva) meaning "essence, nature, being, spirit"... [more]

Văn-thù-sư-lợi m Buddhism
Vietnamese form of Manjushri.

Wenshushili 文殊师利, 文殊師利 m Buddhism
Chinese form of Manjushri.

Yasodhara यशोधरा f Buddhism
From Sanskrit yaśas "glory, splendor", and dhara "bearing" from the root dhri "to bear, support". This was the name of Siddhartha Gautama, most commonly known as the Buddha's wife, and mother to his son Rahula.