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bodhi {pi}


Pāḷi; √ bodhi
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alt. sp.: IPA: boːd̪ʰɪ, Velthuis: bodhi, readable: bodhi, simple: bodhi
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khmer: ពោធិ
thai: โพธิ
sinhal.: බෝධි
burm.: ဗောဓိ
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ATI Glossary

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Buddhist Dictionary

by late Ven. Nyanalokita Thera:

bodhi (from verbal root budhi, to awaken, to understand): awakenment, enlightenment, supreme knowledge.

”(Through Bodhi) one awakens from the slumber or stupor (inflicted upon the mind) by the defilements (see kilesa) and comprehends the Four Noble Truths (see sacca)“ Commentary to MN 10

The enlightenment of a Buddha is called sammā-sambodhi 'perfect enlightenment'. The faith (see saddhā) of a lay follower of the Buddha is described as “he believes in the enlightenment of the Perfect One” (saddahati Tathāgatassa bodhim: MN 53, AN 3.2).

As components of the state of enlightenment and contributory factors to its achievement, are mentioned in the texts: the 7 factors of enlightenment (bojjhaṅga = bodhi-aṅga) and the 37 'things pertaining to enlightenment' (see bodhipakkhiya-dhammā). In one of the later books of the Sutta Piṭaka, the Buddhavaṅsa, 10 bodhipācana-dhammā are mentioned, i.e. qualities that lead to the ripening of perfect enlightenment; these are the 10 perfections (see pāramī).

There is a threefold classification of enlightenment: 1. that of a noble disciple (see sāvaka-bodhi). i.e. of an Arahat, 2. of an Independently Enlightened One (see pacceka-bodhi), and 3. of a Perfect Enlightened One (sammā-sambodhi). This 3-fold division, however, is of later origin, and in this form it neither occurs in the canonical texts nor in the older Sutta commentaries. The closest approximation to it is found in a verse Sutta which is probably of a comparatively later period, the Treasure Store Sutta (Nidhikkanda Sutta) of the Khuddakapāṭha, where the following 3 terms are mentioned in stanza 15: sāvaka-pāramī, pacceka-bodhi, buddha-bhūmi (see Khp Translation, pp. 247f.).

The commentaries (e.g. to M., Buddhavaṅsa, Cariya-piṭaka) generally give a 4-fold explanation of the word bodhi: 1. the tree of enlightenment, 2. the holy path (ariya-magga), 3. Nibbāna, 4 omniscience (of the Buddha: sabbaññutā-ñāṇa). As to (2), the commentaries quote Cūḷa Niddesa where bodhi is defined as the knowledge relating to the 4 paths (of Stream-entry, etc.; catūsu maggesu ñāṇa).

Neither in the canonical texts nor in the old commentaries is it stated that a follower of the Buddha may choose between the three kinds of enlightenment and aspire either to become a Buddha, a Pacceka-Buddha, or an Arahat-disciple. This conception of a choice between three aspirations is, however, frequently found in present-day Theravāda countries, e.g. in Sri Lanka.

 

PTS Dictionary

by the Pali Text Society:

 

Glossary Thanissaro

Bodhi: Awakening.

 

Illustrated Glossary of Pāli Terms

by Ven. Varado Maha Thera:

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Glossary various Teacher

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Suttas and Dhammadesanā

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