bodhicitta
In Mahayana Buddhism, the intense ontological aspiration to save all beings by…In Mahayana Buddhism, the intense ontological aspiration to save all beings by following the bodhisattva path to enlightenment.
Meaning
2 senses(uncountable)In Mahayana Buddhism, the intense ontological aspiration to save all beings by following the bodhisattva path to enlightenment.
(uncountable)The bodhisattva path to nirvana.
бодхичи́ттаbodxičítta
Translations
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Origin
From Sanskrit बोधिचित्त (bodhicitta, literally “mind of enlightenment, spirit of awakeningFrom Sanskrit बोधिचित्त (bodhicitta, literally “mind of enlightenment, spirit of awakening”), from बोधि (bodhi, “awakening, enlightenment”) + चित्त (cittá, “mind, spirit, reason”).
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