Summary: In this episode we examine who the Buddha was. There are a number of misconceptions about the Buddha, and these have to be cleared up first. The Buddha was a man who woke up. The word Buddha means awakened one. His birth name was Siddhartha, his family name was Gautama. Podcast Outline Introduction A. Knowing who the Buddha must begin by knowing what he was not. B. Misunderstanding the Buddha leads to misunderstanding Buddhists. C. So who was the Buddha? Conclusion
