ENLIGHTENMENT

बोधि
"Enlightenment"
(बोधि, Bodhi) denotes "the
Knowledge or Wisdom, or Awakened Intellect, of a Buddha"
(बुद्ध).
The term
"Enlightenment" (बोधि, Bodhi) is in the context of
Buddhism
(बौद्ध धर्म), while the term
Buddhi
(बुद्धि / बोधि, Bodhi) is also used in other
Indian Philosophies and Traditions.
This term was
popularized in the Western World through the 19th Century translations of Max
Müller
(German-born Philologist and
Orientalist / December 6, 1823 - October 28, 1900).
It has the Western
connotation of a sudden Insight into a Transcendental Truth.
The term
"Enlightenment" (बोधि, Bodhi) is also being used to
translate several other Buddhist terms and concepts, which are used to denote: Insight
(प्रजना, Prajna / 見性, Kensho / 悟り, Satori), Knowledge
(विद्या, Vidhya), the "Blowing
out"
(निर्वाण, Nirvana) of disturbing
emotions and desires, the subsequent Freedom or Release
(मोक्ष,Moksha / विमुत्ती, Vimutti) and the attainment of
Buddhahood
(बुद्धत्व, Buddhatva / the condition or rank of a
Buddha "Awakened one"), as exemplified by
Gautama Buddha (सिद्धार्थ गौतम, Siddhārtha Gautama).
