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bodhi

[ boh-dee ]

/ ˈboʊ di /

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noun Buddhism.

supreme knowledge or enlightenment.

Origin of bodhi

< Pali, Sanskrit

Words nearby bodhi

bodge, bodger, bodgie, bodgo gegen, bodh gaya, bodhi, bodhi tree, bodhidharma, bodhisattva, bodhran, bodhrán

Example sentences from the Web for bodhi

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

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 |Various
I'll split the Bodhi tree by lightning And frighten thee away with rumbling thunder.

The Buddha |Paul Carus
It was under the Bodhi tree at Gaya that the Buddha obtained enlightenment.

The Popular Religion and Folk-Lore of Northern India, Vol. II (of 2) |W. Crooke
The priests of this order drank tea from a single bowl before the image of Bodhi Dharma (Daruma).

Myths & Legends of Japan |F. Hadland (Frederick Hadland) Davis

Bodhi tree, the tree under which Buddha acquires enlightenment.

The Buddha |Paul Carus