Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Knowledge; enlightenment: a term of Buddhism.
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- noun Buddhism The state of
enlightenment that finally ends thecycle ofdeath andrebirth and leads tonirvana
Etymologies
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Examples
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Moreover, each of the three goals is called bodhi (byang-chub), a purified state.
The Five Pathway Minds (Five Paths): Basic Presentation 2006
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Obviously change to "bodhi" to your log in name, and add additional users if needed, one per line, before you add the last "DROP" line.
Planet Ubuntu bodhi.zazen 2010
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More problematic is the image of the "bodhi;" in Sanskrit literally "awakening or enlightenment."
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Each Buddha has his own special kind of bodhi tree.] [Footnote 62: _Record of the Buddhist religion_, Trans.
Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 2 Charles Eliot 1896
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The beads were absolutely stunning, and making the gift all the more special was the unique hand-made bodhi leaf card the beads were packaged in.
Mala Beads, Bodhi Leaves, & Yogi Tea…just a few of my favorite things! « Being En Pointe 2009
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The beads were absolutely stunning, and making the gift all the more special was the unique hand-made bodhi leaf card the beads were packaged in.
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I do believe we're trembling on the brink of emergence from samsara into the pure state of bodhi, right here in the blogosphere.
Archive 2009-05-01 2009
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Twenty-five hundred years ago, a disenchanted prince and seeker of truth sat quietly under a bodhi tree.
Aditi Nerurkar, M.D., M.P.H.: Medication vs. Meditation: Which Should You Choose? Aditi Nerurkar 2011
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Underneath a bodhi tree he gained enlightenment and release from the cycle of rebirth, becoming the Buddha—literally “the one who is awake”—and devoting himself thereafter to guiding his followers along the path of escape from suffering and rebirth.
Alexander the Great Philip Freeman 2011
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Her mistress, the lover of books and words, enjoyed the garden the most, sitting on the marble seat, admiring the green-blue-brown scenery with the simulated breeze stirring the bodhi leaves and crab-claw red heliconia.
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