bodhi

== English == === Alternative forms === bodai === Etymology === From Sanskrit बोधि (bodhi). Doublet of synonymous bodai, which came via Japanese. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbəʊdi/, /ˈbɒdi/ Rhymes: -əʊdi, -ɒdi === Noun === bodhi (usually uncountable, plural bodhis) (Buddhism) The state of enlightenment that finally ends the cycle of death and rebirth and leads to nirvana. ==== Derived terms ==== bodhi tree ==== Related terms ==== bodhisattva ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === dhobi == Pali == === Alternative forms === === Etymology === Inherited from Sanskrit बोधि (bodhi), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *bawdʰíṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *bawdʰíš, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰewdʰ- (“to be awake”). === Noun === bodhi f supreme knowledge ==== Declension ==== === Proper noun === bodhi f (Buddhism) the Bodhi Tree, i.e. the specific fig tree under which the Buddha sat when he attained enlightenment; the descendant of that tree on the same spot at Bodh Gaya. ==== Derived terms ==== mahābodhi ==== Descendants ==== → Burmese: ဗောဓိ (bau:dhi.) → Thai: โพธิ → Thai: โพธิ์ === References === Pali Text Society (1921–1925), “bodhi”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead