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菩提

Word · NounTraditional菩

bodhi; bodhisattva

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples

noun

formal

Used in Buddhism to refer to the state of perfect wisdom and enlightenment attained by a Buddha. It is the root of the term "Bodhisattva" (菩萨).

Pú菩

tí提

yì意

wéi为

jué觉

wù悟

。

Bodhi means enlightenment.

Pú菩

tí提

shù树

xià下

，

Shì释

jiā迦

móu牟

ní尼

wù悟

dào道

chéng成

fó佛

。

Under the Bodhi tree, Siddhartha Gautama attained enlightenment and became the Buddha.

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Fā发

pú菩

tí提

xīn心

shì是

xiū修

xíng行

de的

kāi开

shǐ始

。

Generating the bodhi-mind is the beginning of spiritual practice.