The History of Buddhist Thought c9.s2.5

c9.s2.5

¹ *Jina* (conqueror), *muni* (recluse), *satthā* (teacher), *bodhisatta* (destined Buddha), *buddha* (enlightened), *tathāgata* (he who has gone thus or to such a state) are all titles of Siddhattha. His name Gotama (Skt. Gautama) was a kind of surname, as it was the common name of his clan or *gotra*, applied to all descended from the same supposed ancestor. This *gotra*, however, is a brahmin *gotra*, and was probably the *gotra* of the hotar priest who performed the sacrifices for this warrior tribe. See *Life of Buddha*, p. 22.