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bodhi

[ boh-dee ]

noun

, Buddhism.
  1. supreme knowledge or enlightenment.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of bodhi1

< Pali, Sanskrit

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Example Sentences

He is pure intelligence (Bodhi), the word of God, mighty Logos.

The spook vanishes in darkness while the Buddha under the Bodhi tree alone remains visible in a halo of light.

I'll split the Bodhi tree by lightning And frighten thee away with rumbling thunder.

In India each Buddha was associated with his own bodhi-tree or tree of wisdom.

When he had completed his many years' labours he returned to the neighbourhood of the Bodhi tree in north India.

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