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bodhicitta

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.56 in modern English

Syllables
bod-hicit-ta
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Uncountable

noun

The bodhisattva path to nirvana.

Uncountable

Etymology

From Sanskrit बोधिचित्त (bodhicitta, literally “mind of enlightenment, spirit of awakening”), from बोधि (bodhi, “awakening, enlightenment”) + चित्त (cittá, “mind, spirit, reason”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: *bʰewdʰ-, बुध्, बोधिचित्त

Usage

Phrases

Buddha-nature six perfections no-mind

Frequently Paired Words

bhumi buddha Buddha-nature enlightenment nirvana six perfections sunyata no-mind

Questions

What does bodhicitta mean?
In Mahayana Buddhism, the intense ontological aspiration to save all beings by following the bodhisattva path to enlightenment.
Where does bodhicitta come from?
It is traced to Sanskrit.

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