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Awakening or Enlightenment? On the Significance of bodhi

2021; Springer Science+Business Media; Volume: 12; Issue: 7 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1007/s12671-021-01628-2

1868-8535

Bhikkhu Anālayo,

Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions

Abstract The central goal of traditional mindfulness practice is bodhi , often translated as “awakening.” A critical examination of arguments proposed by Bhikkhu Bodhi in support of the alternative rendering as “enlightenment” confirms the preferability of understanding bodhi to refer indeed to a form of “awakening” as a way of conveying that the chief purpose of Buddhist mindfulness practice is to lead to realizing a liberating form of insight.