Lexicon
Key terms from the teachings and courses.
42 entries
baddhātman बद्धात्मन् · baddhatman · /bəddʱɑːtmən/ Jainism
(with Jainas) a soul which is bound or fettered by deeds and works previous to its deliverance.
bandha बन्ध · /bəndʱə/ Shared across the darśanas binding, tying, a bond, tie, chain, fetter, knot, halter, tether
bauddha बौद्ध · /baʊddʱə/ Buddhism relating to intellect or understanding
bhagavadgītā भगवद्गीता · bhagavad-gītā · bhagavadgita · /bʱəɡəvədɡiːtɑː/ Bhagavad-gītā and Bhakti (upaniṣad being sometimes supplied, or in the fem. pl. bhagavad-gītā upaniṣadas), ‘the mystical doctrine sung or declared by Bhagavat, i.e.…
bhagavat भगवत् · bhaga-vat · /bʱəɡəvət/ Bhagavad-gītā and Bhakti possessing fortune, fortunate, prosperous, happy (Vedic)
bhakti भक्ति · /bʱəktɪ/ Bhagavad-gītā and Bhakti allotment, partition, division, separation
bhaktirasa भक्तिरस · bhakti-rasa · /bʱəktɪrəsə/ Bhagavad-gītā and Bhakti a sense of devotion, feeling of loving faith.
bhaktiyoga भक्तियोग · bhakti-yoga · /bʱəktɪjoːɡə/ Bhagavad-gītā and Bhakti faithful devotion, loving faith
bhava भव · /bʱəvə/ Buddhism; Vedic and Upaniṣadic thought = bhāva, being, state of being (= sat-tā), existing, existence
bhedābheda भेदाभेद · bhedabheda · /bʱeːdɑːbʱeːdə/ Bhedābheda Vedānta disagreement and agreement, disunion and union.
bhikṣu भिक्षु · bhiksu · /bʱɪkʂʊ/ Dharma literature and the Brahmanical social order; Buddhism a beggar, mendicant, religious mendicant
bhikṣusaṅgha भिक्षुसङ्घ · bhikṣu-saṅgha · bhiksusangha · /bʱɪkʂʊsəŋɡʱə/ Buddhism a society of Buddhist mendicants.
bhoga भोग · /bʱoːɡə/ Sāṅkhya enjoyment, fruition
bhoktṛ भोक्तृ · bhoktr · /bʱoːktrɪ/ Sāṅkhya an enjoyer, eater, feeder
bhoktṛśakti भोक्तृशक्ति · bhoktṛ-śakti · bhoktrsakti · /bʱoːktrɪʃəktɪ/ Sāṅkhya the faculty of the soul as the enjoyer and possessor of nature.
bhāva भाव · bhava · /bʱɑːvə/ Shared across the darśanas becoming, being, existing, existence, taking place, occurring, appearing, appearance
bhūta भूत · bhuta · /bʱuːtə/ Sāṅkhya; Vaiśeṣika been, become, produced, formed, being, existing, being or becoming like, consisting of, (in all these senses often at the end of comps.,…
bhūtakoṭi भूतकोटि · bhūta-koṭi · bhutakoti · /bʱuːtəkoːʈɪ/ Mahāyāna and Vajrayāna Buddhism (with Buddhists) ‘the highest culminating point for all beings,’ absolute nonentity (= śūnya-tā).
bhūtātman भूतात्मन् · bhutatman · /bʱuːtɑːtmən/ Vedic and Upaniṣadic thought ‘soul of all beings,’ epithet of Brahman
bodhi बोधि · /boːdʱɪ/ Buddhism; Jainism (with Buddhists and Jainas) perfect wisdom (by which a man becomes a Buddha or Jina)
bodhisattva बोधिसत्त्व · /boːdʱɪsəttvə/ Mahāyāna and Vajrayāna Buddhism one whose essence is wisdom …
brahma ब्रह्म · /brəhmə/ Vedic and Upaniṣadic thought = brahman, the Supreme Spirit, the Absolute
brahmabhūta ब्रह्मभूत · brahma-bhūta · brahmabhuta · /brəhməbʱuːtə/ Bhagavad-gītā and Bhakti become (one with) Brahma or the universal spirit, entered into Brahma
brahmajñāna ब्रह्मज्ञान · brahma-jñāna · brahmajnana · /brəhmədʒɲɑːnə/ Vedānta divine knowledge, true knowledge of the Deity or of the Veda, knowledge of the universal permeation of one Spirit as taught by the Vedānta,…
brahmakāṇḍa ब्रह्मकाण्ड · brahma-kāṇḍa · brahmakanda · /brəhməkɑːɳɖə/ Vedic and Upaniṣadic thought = jñāna-kāṇḍa, that inner portion of the Veda which relates to spiritual knowledge or the knowledge of Brahma, (opposed to karma-kāṇḍa or…
brahmamīmāṃsā ब्रह्ममीमांसा · brahma-mīmāṃsā · brahmamimamsa · /brəhməmiːmɑːmsɑː/ Vedānta ‘investigation into Brahma or the spiritual doctrine of the Veda,’ name of the Vedānta philosophy treating of the Supreme Spirit (=…
brahman ब्रह्मन् · /brəhmən/ Vedic and Upaniṣadic thought religious devotion (regarded as an impulse or feeling gradually growing up and expanding so as to fill the soul), prayer or any pious…
brahmanirvāṇa ब्रह्मनिर्वाण · brahma-nirvāṇa · brahmanirvana · /brəhmənɪrvɑːɳə/ Bhagavad-gītā and Bhakti extinction in Brahma, absorption into the Supreme Spirit.
brahmasāyujya ब्रह्मसायुज्य · brahma-sāyujya · brahmasayujya · /brəhməsɑːjʊdʒjə/ Vedānta intimate union or identification with Brahma, entrance into Brahma.
brahmasūtra ब्रह्मसूत्र · brahma-sūtra · brahmasutra · /brəhməsuːtrə/ Vedānta the sacrificial or Brāhmanical thread worn over the shoulder
brahmavidyā ब्रह्मविद्या · brahma-vidyā · brahmavidya · /brəhməvɪdjɑː/ Vedic and Upaniṣadic thought knowledge of ‘the holy’ or of Brahma
brahmavāda ब्रह्मवाद · brahma-vāda · brahmavada · /brəhməvɑːdə/ Vedānta speaking of sacred matters, declaring or teaching spiritual knowledge, citing the Vedas
brahmānanda ब्रह्मानन्द · brahmananda · /brəhmɑːnəndə/ Vedānta ‘joy in Brahma,’ the rapture of absorption into the Supreme Spirit, beatitude, bliss
brāhmaṇa ब्राह्मण · brahmana · /brɑːhməɳə/ Dharma literature and the Brahmanical social order belonging or relating to a Brāhman, Brāhmanical, befitting or becoming a Brāhman
buddha बुद्ध · /bʊddʱə/ Buddhism recognised, observed
buddhadharma बुद्धधर्म · buddha-dharma · /bʊddʱədʱərmə/ Buddhism the law of Buddha.
buddhadharmasaṅgha बुद्धधर्मसङ्घ · buddha-dharma-saṅgha · buddhadharmasangha · /bʊddʱədʱərməsəŋɡʱə/ Buddhism Buddha, the law, and the congregation.
buddhatva बुद्धत्व · buddha-tva · /bʊddʱətvə/ Buddhism the state or condition of a Buddha, the dignity of Buddha.
buddhi बुद्धि · /bʊddʱɪ/ Sāṅkhya perception, (of which five kinds are enumerated, or with manas six
buddhitattva बुद्धितत्त्व · buddhi-tattva · /bʊddʱɪtəttvə/ Sāṅkhya the Tattva of intellect, the second Tattva or principle of the Sāṅkhya phil., (it is the second of the eight Prakṛtayaḥ or ‘producers,’…
buddhiyoga बुद्धियोग · buddhi-yoga · /bʊddʱɪjoːɡə/ Bhagavad-gītā and Bhakti devotion of the intellect, intellectual union with the Supreme Spirit.
bṛhadāraṇyaka बृहदारण्यक · bṛhad-āraṇyaka · brhadaranyaka · /brɪhədɑːrəɳjəkə/ Vedic and Upaniṣadic thought or bṛhad-āraṇyakopaniṣad (˚ka-up˚), t, f., Vedic, name of a celebrated Upaniṣad forming the last five Prapāṭhakas or last six Adhyāyas of…