Bodhicitta

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Key Term	bodhicitta
Hover Popup Choices	thought of awakening; mind of enlightenment
In Tibetan Script	བྱང་ཆུབ་སེམས།
Wylie Tibetan Transliteration	byang chub sems
Devanagari Sanskrit Script	बोधिचित्त
Romanized Sanskrit	bodhicitta
Tibetan Phonetic Rendering	jangchubsem
Chinese Script	菩提心
Chinese Pinyin	pútí xīn
Alternate Spellings	རྫོགས་པའི་བྱང་ཆུབ་སེམས།
Term Type	Noun
Source Language	Sanskrit
Basic Meaning	The altruistic thought to seek enlightenment for the sake of all sentient beings
Has the Sense of	The desire to achieve and help achieve the state of enlightenment for all sentient beings
Related Topic Pages	https://www.bhutan.virginia.edu/subjects/8260/text-node/51131/nojs
Definitions
Simplified English Usage Example:	Thought of Awakening

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.

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.