The word Śākyamuni means “sage of the Śākya clan.” In sūtras he is also often called Bhagavat or World-Honored One, and tathāgata or Thus Come One. The “ten epithets of the buddha” is a list of these names. They are: Thus Come One, arhat or Worthy of Respect, samyak-sambuddha or Perfectly Awakened One, vidyā-carṇasaṃpanna or Perfected in Knowledge and Conduct, sugata or Well-Gone, lokavid or Knower of the Secular World, anuttarā or Unsurpassed, purusa-damya-sārathi or Trainer of People, śāstā deva-manuṣyānām or Teacher of Gods and Men, and World-Honored One.