Sanskrit Noun
bodhicitta
mind of enlightenment
बोधिचित्त
བྱང་ཆུབ་སེམས།
菩提心
Basic Meaning
The altruistic thought to seek enlightenment for the sake of all sentient beings. It is said to have two aspects: compassion aimed at sentient beings and their problems and the wisdom of enlightenment as the solution.
Simplified English Usage
Thought of awakening
| Term Variations | |
|---|---|
| Key Term | bodhicitta |
| Topic Variation | bodhicitta |
| Tibetan | བྱང་ཆུབ་སེམས། ( jangchubsem) |
| Wylie Tibetan Transliteration | byang chub sems ( jangchubsem) |
| Devanagari Sanskrit | बोधिचित्त ( bodhicitta) |
| Romanized Sanskrit | bodhicitta ( bodhicitta) |
| Chinese | 菩提心 |
| Chinese Pinyin | pútí xīn |
| Buddha-nature Site Standard English | mind of enlightenment |
| Richard Barron's English Term | awakened mind |
| Jeffrey Hopkin's English Term | mind of enlightenment |
| Gyurme Dorje's English Term | enlightened mind, enlightened attitude |
| Term Information | |
| Source Language | Sanskrit |
| Basic Meaning | The altruistic thought to seek enlightenment for the sake of all sentient beings. It is said to have two aspects: compassion aimed at sentient beings and their problems and the wisdom of enlightenment as the solution. |
| Related Topic Pages | Https://www.bhutan.virginia.edu/subjects/8260/text-node/51131/nojs |
| Term Type | Noun |
| Definitions | |
| Tshig mdzod Chen mo | [1869] dmigs pa gzhan don la dmigs nas rnam pa rdzogs byang thob 'dod kyi 'dun pa las byung zhing theg chen lam gyi gzhung shing du gyur pa'i yid kyi rnam rig khyad par can/ de la dbye na smon sems dang 'jug sems gnyis/ ... |
