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Enlightenment: A concept related to the Buddhist bodhi. Entheogen: A modern term derived from two Ancient Greek words, ἔνθεος (entheos) and γενέσθαι (genesthai). Entheos means literally "in God", more freely translated "inspired". The Greeks used it as a term of praise for poets and other artists. Genesthai means "to cause to be ...
The Vajrayana Buddhist commentator Buddhaguhya treats various terms as synonyms: For example, he defines emptiness ( sunyata ) as suchness ( tathata ) and says that suchness is the intrinsic nature ( svabhava ) of the mind which is Enlightenment ( bodhi-citta ).
Spain: Enlightenment in Spain, came to Spain with a new dynasty, the Bourbons, subsequent reform and 'enlightened despotism' USA: American Enlightenment, intellectual culture of the British North American colonies and the early United States; Arab Enlightenment or Nahda, late 19th to early 20th century.
Rohatsu A day traditionally honored as the day of the Buddha's enlightenment. While deep in meditation under a bodhi tree, he attained enlightenment upon seeing the morning star just at dawn; celebrated on the 8th day either of December or of the 12th month of the lunar calendar Japanese: 臘八 Rōhatsu or Rohachi; roshi, lit. "Master", An ...
Satori means the experience of awakening ("enlightenment") or apprehension of the true nature of reality. [ 3 ] [ 6 ] It is often considered an experience which cannot be expressed in words. [ 6 ] While the term satori is derived from the Japanese verb "to know" ( satoru ), it is distinct from the philosophical concept of knowledge as it ...
It is really another name for Enlightenment (Annuttara-samyak-sambodhi)". [18] [note 5] Dumoulin (1988/2005): "Enlightenment is described here as an insight into the identity of one's own nature with all of reality in an eternal now, as a vision that removes all distinctions. This enlightenment is the center and the goal of the Zen way.
Réunion de dames, Abraham Bosse, 17th century. A salon is a gathering of people held by a host. These gatherings often consciously followed Horace's definition of the aims of poetry, "either to please or to educate" (Latin: aut delectare aut prodesse).
Synonyms [ edit ] The words moksha , nirvana ( nibbana ) and kaivalya are sometimes used synonymously, [ 57 ] because they all refer to the state that liberates a person from all causes of sorrow and suffering.