Talk:Buda
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I think the article should be expanded to encompass some information about the ancient settlement in Buda. It was a major city in the old Magyar kindom.
- Which ancient settlement? The article about Óbuda mentions Aquincum, the ancient Roman settlement in Óbuda. This article doesn't, because Óbuda and Buda were two separate towns (today they are both part of the capital of Hungary, Budapest). A little more information about Aquincum can be found here: Budapest#History --Adolar von Csobánka (Talk) 21:09, 27 August 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Origin of Buda
I have gone through in one history book from India which states that Buda stands for Buddha. Budapest is derived from Sanskrit language word 'Buddhaprasth' meaning 'the seat of Buddha'. It may need further research to establish this fact.burdak 02:15, 29 December 2005 (UTC)
Well, Sanskrit word "buddha" means "awake". The same meaning have Slavic word "budan", and Slavic languages are of same origin as Sanskrit. Thus, the origin of the name could be Slavic. Also, the word "Pest" means "furnace" in Slavic. Buda and Pest were two separate cities in the past, and only later were united into Budapest. PANONIAN (talk) 21:23, 28 January 2006 (UTC)
