The Buddha did not have a single teacher from any realm of existence, and all of His supra-mundane knowledge was realised by Himself alone (na me ācariyo atti). The Buddha referred Himself by the terms Tathāgata (The Accomplished One), Araham (The Worthy One), Sammā Sambuddha, (The Fully Enlightened One), Sugatha (The Well-gone One) and Bhagavā (The Exalted One).

The Buddha was most profound, serene, saintly, holy, virtuous, disciplined, controlled, glowing, handsome, and radiant. Therefore, the question was asked from The Buddha whether He was either God, human, or from another realm in existence. The Buddha replied that since He had completely destroyed all afflictions, defilements and taints, which are necessary to condition re-becoming (punabbava) as a God, human or any other being, He is neither of them but He is The Buddha.

Prince Siddhartha although He was born a human being, ceased to be a mere human being from the moment He become The Buddha. He had risen to the Noblest of Supra-mundane levels that are beyond all the realms of existence. Therefore The Buddha is singularly and exclusively known as accariya manussa and Mahà purusa.

The Lotus – beautiful fair and lovely, although grows and lives in the mud, is not soiled by the mud. Similarly, The Buddha, although He lived and was sustained by the world, He was not soiled by the world, but He was above the world. Therefore, He is neither a God, Human being nor any other being from any other realm of existence.

Further He is neither an Avatar of God nor a Prophet of God. He alone is The Supreme Buddha of all the ten thousand worlds – the founder of the unfound way, the declarer of the undeclared way, the constructer of the unconstructed way, the proclaimer of the un-proclaimed way and knower of unknown way. One has to be careful to not make the mistake of placing The Buddha on equal or similar terms with God, human or any other being. The Buddha is totally unique and incomparable to all or any other.

The Buddha is the embodiment of the Truth in all of its most glittering and supreme brilliance – He does what He says (yathā kāri tathā vādi) and He says what He does (yathā vādi tathā kāri). The Buddha is followed by many trillions of beings in various realms of existence for His profound, unmatched and incomparable noble qualities. He is venerated and worshiped as The Worthy One (Araham), The Omniscient One (Sammā Sambuddha), The One with Knowledge and Virtue (Vijjā Carana – Sampanna), The One Gone Beyond (Sugata), The Knower Of The Worlds (Lokavidu), The Incomparable Guide For The Training Of Individuals (Anuttara Purisa Damma-Sārathi), The Teacher Of Gods And Men (Sattā Deva Manussa), The Awakened One (Buddha), and The Blessed One (Bhagavā).

It is worthy to know, although Prince Siddhartha was born to infinite riches and material pleasures His life as The Buddha was entirely different. He did not live in palaces nor adorn Himself with royal ornaments and garments. He neither travelled in royal vehicles nor indulged in affairs connected with royalty. Instead The Buddha lived under a tree or in a forest. Or else He lived in a cave or monasteries built by devotees. He wore a rag-robe to cover Him, carried an alms-bowl for food and walked tirelessly thousands of miles on foot from place to place with boundless love and compassion teaching the world of Gods and Men the path of enlightenment.

The normal tendency is when some persons reach high positions, get power or come into wealth they become high and mighty, arrogant, conceited and abusive. They harass and trample those below them. However The Buddha despite being The Incomparable Righteous King (Dhamma Rāja Anuttaro) of the ten thousand worlds was always radiating infinite and boundless love and compassion to all beings.