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Glossary
Bhakti marga, S: the way of love, the means of salvation by devotion.
Bhavanga-gati, P, S : the ordinary unconscious life of the body, etc.
Bhikkhu, P : mendicant friar, ‘ Buddhist priest.’
Bhikkhuni, P : feminine of Bhikkhu.
Bodhi, P : wisdom, Suchness, intuition, illumination, inner light. Cf.
Persian ’Ishq.
Bodhi-citta, P : heart-of-wisdom, inward light, grace, ‘ shoot of ever-
lastingnesse,’ the divine spark of the Buddha-nature in the heart.
Bodliisatta (Bodhisattva)-. Wisdom-being, (i) Gautama before attain-
ing enlightenment; (2) any individual self-dedicate to the
salvation of others and destined to the attainment of Buddha-
hood.
Brahma, S : the supreme personal god so called.
Brahmacarya, S : chaste life, especially of a Brahmanical student.
Brahman, S : a man of the Brdhmana varna, a Brahman by birth, a
philosopher, priest. Ethically, one who fulfils the ideal of a true
Brahman.
Brahman, Brahma, S : the Absolute, the Unconditioned, which is ‘ Not
so, not so,’ the Ground, the Undivided Self, the World of
Imagination.
Buddha, P, S : Enlightened. (1) Siddhattha Gautama, after attaining
enlightenment; (2) other individuals who have similarly attained
Nibbana; (3) any such individual considered as a supreme God,
whose attainment of Buddhahood is timeless.
Buddhi, P, S: enlightenment, intelligence.
Cakka (cakra) : ‘ wheel.’ Symbol of sovereignty, hence the Wheel of
the Good Law, of the Gospel.
Cariya, P : ‘ course,’ the succession of lives of a Bodhisattva.
Cetana, P : will.
Citta, P : heart, Suchness.
Deva, P, S : any personal god, angel, e.g. Brahma, Sakka.
Dhamma (dharma)-. Norm, gospel, law, righteousness, morality,
religion; condition.
Dhamma-cakkhu, S : Eye for the truth.
Dharmakaya, S: law body, Logos, the supreme state of a Buddha;
Absolute Being, the Ground; absolute knowledge.
Dibba-cakkhu, P : heavenly eye, omniscient vision of the Universe of
Form (Rtipaloka and Kamaloka).
Dosa, P : hatred, resentment, revenge, anger.
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Bhakti marga, S: the way of love, the means of salvation by devotion.
Bhavanga-gati, P, S : the ordinary unconscious life of the body, etc.
Bhikkhu, P : mendicant friar, ‘ Buddhist priest.’
Bhikkhuni, P : feminine of Bhikkhu.
Bodhi, P : wisdom, Suchness, intuition, illumination, inner light. Cf.
Persian ’Ishq.
Bodhi-citta, P : heart-of-wisdom, inward light, grace, ‘ shoot of ever-
lastingnesse,’ the divine spark of the Buddha-nature in the heart.
Bodliisatta (Bodhisattva)-. Wisdom-being, (i) Gautama before attain-
ing enlightenment; (2) any individual self-dedicate to the
salvation of others and destined to the attainment of Buddha-
hood.
Brahma, S : the supreme personal god so called.
Brahmacarya, S : chaste life, especially of a Brahmanical student.
Brahman, S : a man of the Brdhmana varna, a Brahman by birth, a
philosopher, priest. Ethically, one who fulfils the ideal of a true
Brahman.
Brahman, Brahma, S : the Absolute, the Unconditioned, which is ‘ Not
so, not so,’ the Ground, the Undivided Self, the World of
Imagination.
Buddha, P, S : Enlightened. (1) Siddhattha Gautama, after attaining
enlightenment; (2) other individuals who have similarly attained
Nibbana; (3) any such individual considered as a supreme God,
whose attainment of Buddhahood is timeless.
Buddhi, P, S: enlightenment, intelligence.
Cakka (cakra) : ‘ wheel.’ Symbol of sovereignty, hence the Wheel of
the Good Law, of the Gospel.
Cariya, P : ‘ course,’ the succession of lives of a Bodhisattva.
Cetana, P : will.
Citta, P : heart, Suchness.
Deva, P, S : any personal god, angel, e.g. Brahma, Sakka.
Dhamma (dharma)-. Norm, gospel, law, righteousness, morality,
religion; condition.
Dhamma-cakkhu, S : Eye for the truth.
Dharmakaya, S: law body, Logos, the supreme state of a Buddha;
Absolute Being, the Ground; absolute knowledge.
Dibba-cakkhu, P : heavenly eye, omniscient vision of the Universe of
Form (Rtipaloka and Kamaloka).
Dosa, P : hatred, resentment, revenge, anger.
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