Names Categorized "Buddhism"
6 Names found
Alaya is a modern feminine name that has gained usage in English-speaking countries as a variant of Alayah. The name also coincides with a significant Buddhist term: in the Yogācāra school of Mahayana Buddhism, ālaya (fr...
Ashoka (also Asoka or Aśoka) is a masculine name of Sanskrit origin, meaning "without sorrow", from the prefix अ (a-), meaning "not", and शोका (śokā), meaning "sorrow, grief". The name is most famously borne by Ashoka th...
Buddha is a title derived from Sanskrit buddha (बुद्ध), meaning "enlightened" or "awakened one". While commonly used to refer to Siddhartha Gautama, the historical founder of Buddhism, the term is not a personal name but...
Fuku is a Japanese unisex name derived from the kanji 福 (fuku), meaning "happiness, good fortune, blessing." It belongs to a class of traditional Japanese given names that incorporate auspicious elements, reflecting a c...
Maya is a feminine name of Sanskrit origin, meaning "illusion, magic". In Buddhist tradition, Maya is the name of the mother of Siddhartha Gautama (the Buddha), who is said to have dreamed of a white elephant before his...
Nanda is a unisex name of Sanskrit origin meaning "joy". It represents a transcription of both the masculine form नन्द (Nanda) and the feminine form नन्दा (Nandā), distinguished by a long final vowel. The name carries si...