Encyclopedia of India–China Cultural Contacts v1.c7.s4.t1.2
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Sakyamuni (Śàkyamuni) is the founder of Buddhism. Buddha’s own name is Siddhartha (Siddhàrtha), meaning "righteousness achiever". His surname is Gautama. Since his father was a member of the Sakya clan, after he got enlightened, he was respectfully referred to as Sakyamuni, meaning the sage of the Shakya clan. Siddhartha was also known as the Buddha (Enlightened) or Bhagawan (*Bhagavàna*) and so on.