bodhicitta en · NOUN
Etymology
From Sanskrit बोधिचित्त (bodhicitta, literally “mind of enlightenment, spirit of awakening”), from बोधि (bodhi, “awakening, enlightenment”) + चित्त (cittá, “mind, spirit, reason”).
Meanings
- (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.
Relateds
Buddha-nature · nirvana · sunyata · enlightenment · bhumi · no-mind · buddha · six perfections
Translations (11)
cmn 菩提心 (bodhisattva path to nirvana) · fi valaistumismieli (bodhisattva path to nirvana) · ru бодхичи́тта (bodhisattva path to nirvana) · ko 보리심 (bodhisattva path to nirvana) · vi bồ đề tâm (bodhisattva path to nirvana) · pt bodicita (bodhisattva path to nirvana) · mn бодь сэтгэл (bodhisattva path to nirvana) · ja 菩提心 (bodhisattva path to nirvana) · my ဗောဓိစိတ္တ (bodhisattva path to nirvana) · fi bodhicitta (bodhisattva path to nirvana) · pl bodhićitta (bodhisattva path to nirvana)