Tathāgata (Devanagari: तथागत, lang) is a Pali and Sanskrit word the Buddha of the Pali Canon uses when referring to himself. The term is often thought to mean either `one who has thus gone` (tathā-gata) or `one who has thus come` (tathā-āgata). This is interpreted as signifying that the Tathagata is beyond all coming and going Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tathāgata
(Sanskrit and Pali), one of the titles of a buddha and the one most frequently employed by the historical Buddha, Siddhartha Gautama, when referring ... [2 related articles] Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/t/15