#shakyamuni

Guan Yin

Being wrapped in a silk blanket by a friend after you’ve had a rough time.

Hugging someone who’s had a bad day and letting them cry on your shoulder.

The fuzzy feeling of hugging a friend or family member.

Athena

The smell of the essential oils in a classroom.

A late night study session with lavender incense going and your cat/dog cuddling next to you.

The fairy lights in a strict but cool english teacher’s classroom.

Shakyamuni Buddha

The soft yet stern tone of a teacher as he lectures his students.

The soft petals of a lotus flower and the feeling of water dripping from your hand.

A gentle hug from an old friend.

Hestia

The smell of a pumpkin spice latte after it’s done.

Cuddling with your pet in your bed with a blanket and your favourite homemade snacks while binging comfort shows/movies.

A warms nights rest while it’s snowy outside.

Bastet

The weird smell of a cat shelter.

The lil collective ‘mew’ sounds litters of kittens make.

Laughing like a maniac when you’re a little kid watching your childhood pet cat play with a laser light.

Firstly, who is the Buddha?: 

The historical Buddha was a prince named Siddhartha Gautama who lived 2500 years ago in what is today northern India/Nepal. He was born into a warrior clan known as the Shakya, which is why he is often called Shakyamuni, “Sage of the Shakyas.” He is the one to later abandon worldly attachments, become enlightened, and found Buddhism.

The Buddha in Hinduism.

Some Hindus consider the Buddha as the 9th avatar of Vishnu/Dashavatara, The Buddha was integrated into Vaishnavism, it was also believed the Buddha’s wife, Yasodhara, was the avatar of the wealth Goddess Lakshmi, though Buddhists deny this, so as other Hindus who identify the 9th avatar of Vishnu to another being who was also called “buddha”.

The Buddha in Christianity.

Called St. Josaphat (Budhasaf) of India, The story of St. Josaphat tells of a prince in India who is converted to Christianity by a monk, despite his father's attempts to prevent it. The monk and prince are later honored as saints in Christendom. The Buddha was honored as a Christian saint for about a thousand years, but this wasn't recognized until the mid 19th century.

The Buddha in Hellenism.

Buddhism had a big influence on ancient Greeks, in which they would identify Buddhist beings with Greek beings, the Greeks were also the first ones to make Buddhist statues. Heracules (or Zeus) was identified with The bodhisattva Vajrapani, whom was seen as Buddha’s protector. There also was a Syncretism between The Buddhist Goddess Hariti & Greek goddess tykhe.

The Buddha in Taoism.

Some Taoist believe that the Buddha was a reincarnation of Laozi, the founder of Taoism. Some also believe he was either on the same power-level as the Jade emperor, the Taoist king of heaven, or stronger than him. 'Buddha' is absorbed wholly into the Taoist cosmology, becoming another term used to describe the generative tissue at the source of all things in both the mental and physical realms.

The Buddha in Shinto.

I found scans of Gotama Buddha: A Biography Based on the Most Reliable Texts (2000) on Internet Archive. I've combined both volumes into a single PDF.

Note: Vol. 1 is missing the bibliography (for some reason), but vol. 2 has it.

If he is able to gain this freedom, he will not be perplexed by anyone on earth.