(Buddhism) The state of enlightenment that finally ends the cycle of death and rebirth and leads to nirvana.

plural of bodhi

A male given name from Sanskrit.

plural of bodhi tree

The Indian fig tree, sacred fig, Ficus religiosa, that is sacred to Buddhism.

plural of bodhisattva

Affirmations, similar to an oath, aligning an individual with the specific set of rules of conduct consistent with a specific Bodhisattva tradition (similar to Catholic or Anglican order) within Buddhism, by which the individual transforms and sanctifies their ontological status in the style of the corresponding tradition.

An 11th-century Buddhist text, A Lamp for the Path to Enlightenment, written by Atiśa.

(Buddhism) A person who has taken specific lay or monastic vows and who is on the road to perfect knowledge; specifically, one who foregoes personal nirvana in order to help others achieve enlightenment.

In Mahayana Buddhism, the intense ontological aspiration to save all beings by following the bodhisattva path to enlightenment. / The bodhisattva path to nirvana.