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- noun Hinduism A
transpersonal faculty ofmind higher than the rational mind that might be translated as ‘intuitive intelligence’ or simply ‘higher mind’. It is ‘that which knows’, ie. able to discern truth from falsehood.
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86 In Sanskrit, the word buddhi is a feminine noun that is variously translated as intelligence, wisdom, or intellect.
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86 In Sanskrit, the word buddhi is a feminine noun that is variously translated as intelligence, wisdom, or intellect.
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And should it be said that the word 'knowledge' in that text denotes not the Self, but the internal organ or buddhi, we point out that in that case there would be a change of grammatical expression, that is to say, as the buddhi is the instrument of action, the text would exhibit the instrumental case instead of the nominative case 'by knowledge, and so on' (vijñânena instead of vijñânam).
The Vedanta-Sutras with the Commentary by Ramanuja — Sacred Books of the East, Volume 48 George Thibaut 1881
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Nor is this the case with regard to the clause 'higher than the buddhi is the great one, the Self; for with Kapila the' great one '(mahat) is the buddhi, and it would not do to say' higher than the great one is the great one. '
The Vedanta-Sutras with the Commentary by Ramanuja — Sacred Books of the East, Volume 48 George Thibaut 1881
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The intellect, which in the former passage had been referred to under its common name buddhi, is here mentioned separately, since it may be represented as superior to our human intellects.
The Vedanta-Sutras with the Commentary by Sankaracarya Sacred Books of the East, Volume 1 George Thibaut 1881
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Manojavam maruta tulya vegam, jitendriyam buddhi mataam varishtham vaataatmajam vaanara yooth mukhyam, shree raama dootam sharnam prapadye.
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As long as räga towards the Lord has not appeared, the devotee should not give up worship according to kartavya-buddhi.
TEXAS FAITH: Does materialism compromise the holiday season? | RELIGION Blog | dallasnews.com 2009
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One Vaishnava saint, Bhaktivinode Thakura elaborates on these motivations: Those who take to worship of the Lord out of bhaya, äshä or kartavya- buddhi are not on such a pure level.
TEXAS FAITH: Does materialism compromise the holiday season? | RELIGION Blog | dallasnews.com 2009
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The physical faculty for sentience (blo, Skt. buddhi) or the mighty one (chen-po, Skt. mahat), the boss, is the physical medium through which a person, as passive consciousness, manifests.
Basic Tenets of the Samkhya and Yoga Schools of Indian Philosophy 2008
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These psycho-physical exercises aim to achieve the following goals: purify the nerve channels which interlink the memory base (chitta), the manas (seat of emotions and feelings), discriminating intellect (buddhi), and intuitive wisdom (prajna).
The Indian concept of leadership is based on the ‘Rajarshi’ model Tusar N Mohapatra 2008
likeflannel commented on the word buddhi
(budh – to be awake; to understand; to know)
"The word signifies a transpersonal faculty of mind higher than the rational mind that might be translated as ‘intuitive intelligence’ or simply ‘higher mind’. It is ‘that which knows’, ie, able to discern truth from falsehood."
August 13, 2009
bilby commented on the word buddhi
What language?
August 13, 2009