Who or what is Buddha?
One who has attained the highest level of enlightenment in the cosmos. Buddhism teaches that there are fifty–two levels of enlightenment, the highest of which is called the “enlightenment of a buddha.” The only human being on this earth ever to achieve supreme enlightenment was Śākyamuni. Buddhism further teaches that the cosmos contains innumerable worlds similar to ours, with countless number of Buddhas.
