In Theravada Buddhism, bodhi refers to the realisation of the four stages of enlightenment and becoming an Arahant. In Theravada Buddhism, bodhi is equal...

century. Enlightenment in Buddhism, translation of the term bodhi ("awakening"} Moksha Moksha (Jainism) Kevala jnana, awakened knowledge in Jainism Divine...

teachings by an individual in this life. Original enlightenment is an influential doctrine of various schools of East Asian Buddhism, including Chan / Zen...

ability to achieve enlightenment. In Buddhism, humans are just one type of sentient being, that is a being with a mindstream. In Sanskrit Manushya means...

moksha) are supreme teachers. The same concept is found in Buddhism, which says that through enlightenment (bodhi) an individual crosses the river of samsara...

practice of zazen. In Japanese Buddhism, satori is a "first step" or embarkation toward Buddhahood: Ch'an expressions refer to enlightenment as "seeing your...

Mara, in Buddhism, is a Asura malignant celestial king who tried to stop Prince Siddhartha from achieving Enlightenment by trying to seduce him with his...

In Buddhism, an Arhat (Sanskrit: अर्हत्) or Arahant (Pali: अरहन्त्, 𑀅𑀭𑀳𑀦𑁆𑀢𑁆) is one who has gained insight into the true nature of existence and...

or anitya (Sanskrit), appears extensively in the Pali Canon as one of the essential doctrines of Buddhism. The doctrine asserts that all of conditioned...

and ethical values. Established by Sotaesan, who achieved enlightenment in 1916, Won Buddhism was created as a response to the realization that materialistic...