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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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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?
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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.
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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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