Example sentences for: buddha

How can you use “buddha” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • Inside are three huge gold-lacquered statues, representing three different manifestations of the Buddha.

  • On a sheer cliff in a gorge in these mountains, the Bezeklik Thousand Buddha Caves are perched, with carvings and frescoes dating from the fifth century.

  • On the right of the door is Binzuru, a disciple of Prince Gautama (the Buddha’s original name before achieving enlightenment).

  • The first American show of classical Cambodian art in 50 years is said to "carry the force of a revelation" (Holland Cutter, the New York Times ). Time 's Robert Hughes calls the pieces, which mostly depict Buddha and other deities and date to the 6 th century, "some of the greatest stone carving and bronze work in human history."

  • The Amida Hall of Hasedera houses the image of a seated Amida Buddha, endowed by Minamoto no Yoritomo when he was 42 — a particularly unlucky age according to popular Japanese belief.


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