Definitions
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. Knowledge; enlightenment: a term of Buddhism.
Wiktionary
- n. Buddhism The state of enlightenment that finally ends the cycle of death and rebirth and leads to nirvana
Etymologies
- Sanskrit बोधि (bodhi) (Wiktionary)
Examples
“Moreover, each of the three goals is called bodhi (byang-chub), a purified state.”
“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.”
“More problematic is the image of the "bodhi;" in Sanskrit literally "awakening or enlightenment.”
“Each Buddha has his own special kind of bodhi tree.] [Footnote 62: _Record of the Buddhist religion_, Trans.”
“I do believe we're trembling on the brink of emergence from samsara into the pure state of bodhi, right here in the blogosphere.”
“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.”
“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.”
“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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“Twenty-five hundred years ago, a disenchanted prince and seeker of truth sat quietly under a bodhi tree.”
“We met this elderly saint and he gave us bodhi seeds from the tree the Buddha had sat under.”
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Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘bodhi’.
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recent new scrabble words
these came into effect from 2011
biobank, biftahs, biftah, bichirs, favicon, favicons, fansubs, bisom, fansub, fansites, fansite, fannying and 1465 more...
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Words related to knowledge
Words that relate to learning, knowing, being enlightened...
revelation, eureka, awakening, idea, sapient, astute, canny, intelligent, wise, sharp, shrewd, informed and 467 more...
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Sanskritist
Ancient Vedic language of India, Yoga, Buddhism and Hinduism
turmeric, soma, shruti, shanti, hrdaya, samsara, mukta, jnana, namaste, atman, tara, citta and 92 more...
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Dain's Words
rabble, terminus, archaic, atavism, demiurge, waylay, syzygy, jocoserious, quark, entropy, cinnabar, shamble and 912 more...
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hokai's Words
mudra, interdependence, aqal, advaita, nondual, enactment, nonexclusion, enfoldment, post-metaphysics, meta-theory, post-structuralism, post-postmodern and 26 more...
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ogham
birch, rowan, alder, willow, ash, hawthorn, oak, holly, hazel, apple, blackthorn, elder and 79 more...
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Words Suggested by Online Dictionarie...
Though I've been told it's in Merriam-Webster, and it means cow dung.
bodite, bodinky, bodily functions, bodidilin, bodicular, bodice ripper, bodiac, bodi do, bodhi, bodgey, bodger, boderant and 8 more...
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sighlence's Words
smolder, concupiscence, apothecary, parchment, inky, disintegration, porcelain, leather, flicker, willow, osier, sidereal and 52 more...
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