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bodhi(Sanskrit and Pali: “awakening” or “enlightenment”) In Buddhism, the final enlightenment that ends the cycle of death and rebirth and leads to nirvana. This awakening transformed Siddhartha Gautama into the historical Buddha. Bodhi is achieved by ridding oneself of false beliefs and the hindrance of passions through the discipline of the Eightfold Path. Though not supported in canonical texts, commentaries give a threefold classification of bodhi: that of a perfectly enlightened one, or a Buddha; that of an independently enlightened one; and that of an arhat. Bodhi knowledge by which one attains Nirvana. [Buddhism: Parrinder, 48] See : Wisdom How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Works such as Bodhisattva obviously attest to this burgeoning interest, in part because the title evokes association with the notion of Buddhahood. In his teaching the future Buddha refers not to the Buddhist messiah Maitreya, but to the inevitable realization by all of their own potential Buddhahood (pp. Equanimity prepares the ground for love and compassion which in turn induce this altruistic aspiration, the precious source of the qualities of buddhahood. |
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