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  • Bodhi

    The term bodhi (Sanskrit and Pāli, “awakening” or “enlightenment”) denotes the profound knowledge and liberation achieved by a Buddha. Derived from the root √budh (“to awaken, to know”), bodhi signifies both a deep, transformative insight into reality and the culmination of spiritual practice. While sometimes equated with nirvāṇa, bodhi refers more precisely to the realization…

  • Bodhicitta

    Bodhicitta (literally, “mind of awakening” or “thought of awakening” in Sanskrit and Pāli) refers to the profound aspiration and resolution to attain Buddhahood for the sake of liberating all sentient beings. In Mahāyāna Buddhism, it is both the motivational essence behind the bodhisattva’s path and the mental state that underpins ethical conduct, meditation, and ritual…