(Chinese) What does Great Master mean? It means Buddha. The word Buddha means a highly enlightened person with light and great wisdom in Sanskrit. So with respect, we call him Buddha, a great master, a true teacher, a great teacher, a great and benevolent advisor, or great bodhisattva-mahasattva, etc. They have more or less the same meaning. The highest respect we can give Master is by "practicing" diligently, knowing who we are and becoming the same as Master. These people are the most respectful sons of ...