In short the Buddha gave himself this title which means “One who is Awake,” because he felt that he had awakened from the dreams of delusion, he was no longer sleepwalking through life. read more
The title “Buddha”, as mentioned before, means “the awakened one” and that is the one essential quality that sets the Buddha apart from all other sentient beings. This story also refers to the thousand spoked wheels on the Buddha’s feet that were believed to be one of the thirty-two marks of a wheel turning king or a buddha. read more