
Understanding and learning Buddhism: what is a Buddha?
In the learning of Buddhism, what does ‘Buddha’ mean? At the start of each lecture, we take the “Three Refuges”. Its text states clearly, ‘By taking refuge in the Buddha, I am venerated as I gain the two perfections.’ What does ‘the two perfections’ refer to? It refers to having perfection in two things, namely wisdom and good fortune. A Buddha is someone who has perfect wisdom and perfect good fortune.









