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Bodhisattvacaryāvatāra has ten chapters dedicated to the development of bodhicitta (the mind of enlightenment) through the practice of the six perfections (Skt. Pāramitās).
A Buddhist monk in front of the Bodhi Tree. The Bodhi Tree ("tree of awakening" or "tree of enlightenment" [1]), also called the Mahabodhi tree or Bo tree, [2] is a large sacred fig tree (Ficus religiosa) [1] [3] located in Bodh Gaya, Bihar, India.
The Aśvattha or Bodhi tree. According to Hindu scriptures, Aśvattha, (Sanskrit: अश्वत्थ) or Sacred fig (Ficus religiosa), is a sacred tree for the Hindus and has been extensively mentioned in texts pertaining to Hinduism, [1] for example as peepul in Rig Veda mantra I.164.20.
Bodh Gayā is a religious site and place of pilgrimage associated with the Mahabodhi Temple complex, situated in the Gaya district in the Indian state of Bihar.It is famous for being the place where Gautama Buddha is said to have attained enlightenment (Pali: bodhi) under what became known as the Bodhi Tree. [2]
The English term enlightenment is the Western translation of various Buddhist terms, most notably bodhi and vimutti. The abstract noun bodhi (/ ˈ b oʊ d i /; Sanskrit: बोधि; Pali: bodhi) means the knowledge or wisdom, or awakened intellect, of a Buddha. [web 1] The verbal root budh-means "to awaken", and its literal meaning is closer ...
A new unreleased tree, the Bodhi Tree, is suspected to be part of the FarmVille "Far East" collection. This sacred fig tree is best known for its importance in Buddhism. Buddhist founder ...
The Bodhi-Vamsa, or Mahabodhivamsa, is a prose poem in elaborate Sanskritized Pali that recounts the story of the Bodhi tree of Bodh Gaya and Anuradhapura. [1] It is attributed to a monk called Upatissa who lived during the reign of Mahinda IV of Sri Lanka, and believed to have been composed in the 10th Century AD. [2] [1] It is written in the ...
Anandabodhi or Ananda Bodhi may refer to: Ananda Bodhi Tree, an offshoot of the Bodhi Tree under which Gautama Buddha is said to have attained enlightenment;