Definitions for "Gautama"
The family name of Buddha, the founder of Buddhism; born ca. 563 b.c., died ca. 483 b.c. In He is worshipped by Buddhists as a god. See Buddha.
Buddha's family name.
founder of Buddhism; worshipped as a god (c 563-483 BC)
one of the seven sages of this m a n v a n t a r a (see r i s h i and S.B. 8.13: 5).
Gautama was one of the famous seven rishis termed Saptarshi. He was the progenitor of the Gautama gotra. He was the son of Rahugana.
Keywords:  nyaya, hindu, philosophy, indian, logic
The author of the Nyaya system of Hindu philosophy, or Indian Logic.