. ▁ ▁Bh ask ar ar aya ' s ▁comment ary ▁on ▁the ▁G anes ha ▁Sah as ran ama ▁says ▁that ▁this ▁name ▁for ▁G anes ha ▁means ▁that ▁the ▁Bud d ha ▁was ▁an ▁av atar ▁of ▁G anes ha . ▁ ▁This ▁interpretation ▁is ▁not ▁widely ▁known ▁even ▁among ▁Gan apat ya , ▁and ▁the ▁Bud d ha ▁is ▁not ▁mentioned ▁in ▁the ▁lists ▁of ▁G anes ha ' s ▁inc arn ations ▁given ▁in ▁the ▁main ▁sections ▁of ▁the ▁G anes ha ▁Pur ana ▁and ▁M ud g ala ▁Pur ana . ▁ ▁Bh ask ar ar aya ▁also ▁provides ▁a ▁more ▁general ▁interpretation ▁of ▁this ▁name ▁as ▁simply ▁meaning ▁that ▁G anes ha ' s ▁very ▁form ▁is ▁" et ernal ▁en light en ment " ▁ ▁( ), ▁so ▁he ▁is ▁named ▁Bud d ha . ▁ ▁Mot if ▁of ▁sh akt is ▁ ▁A ▁distinct ▁type ▁of ▁icon ographic ▁image ▁of ▁G anes ha ▁shows ▁him ▁with ▁a ▁single ▁human - looking ▁sh ak ti ▁( S ansk rit : ▁). ▁According ▁to ▁An anda ▁Co om ar as w amy , ▁the ▁oldest ▁known ▁dep iction ▁of ▁G anes ha ▁with ▁a ▁sh ak ti ▁dates ▁from ▁the ▁sixth ▁century . ▁The ▁cons ort ▁la cks ▁a ▁distinct ive ▁person ality ▁or ▁icon ographic ▁re per toire . ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁C ohen ▁and ▁Get ty , ▁the ▁appearance ▁of ▁this ▁sh ak ti ▁mot if ▁par alle ls ▁the ▁emer gence ▁of ▁tant ric