Bohita, Bohitā: 2 definitions
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Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
Source: MDPI Books: The Ocean of HeroesBohitā (बोहिता) (lit. “ship”, to cross over the waves of reincarnation) is the name of a commentary on the Ḍākārṇava-tantra: one of the last Tibetan Tantric scriptures belonging to the Buddhist Saṃvara tradition consisting of 51 chapters.—The letters b and v are indiscernible, but the title is more likely to be Bohitā than Vohitā. Padmavajra teaches an etymology of the word bohitā, where the initial sound b is related to *bhadra (bzang po).—Accordingly, “The Bohitā (ship) of that [scripture, viz., Ḍākārṇava ] is a carrier to the opposite side.
The letter ba is to be always mindful of being in the face of good ones (ba = bha of * bhadra : bzang po).
The letter oṃ (for o) is to absorb yourself into the sound (nā da, which in this passage may indicate the sound om) through the path of meditation.
The letter hi is to bring benefit (hi of * hita: phan pa), with the purpose of benefiting both yourself and others equally.
The letter ta (for tā) is to dissolve all things into emptiness (perhaps tā of * śūnyatā: stong pa nyid).
Protecting sentient beings out of compassion and being devoid of immaturity, the Bohitā (ship) containing a commentary [to the Ḍākārṇava] crosses over the waves of reincarnation”.
Tibetan Buddhism includes schools such as Nyingma, Kadampa, Kagyu and Gelug. Their primary canon of literature is divided in two broad categories: The Kangyur, which consists of Buddha’s words, and the Tengyur, which includes commentaries from various sources. Esotericism and tantra techniques (vajrayāna) are collected indepently.
Languages of India and abroad
Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryBohita (बोहित):—(nm) a ship; boat.
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Full-text (+13): Padmavajra, Saroruha, Saroruhavajra, Dri, Yam bu, Bal yul, Zhabs bsil, Me tog, Kathmandu, Sarvasarvaka, Lha bshos, Mar me, Bdug spos, So shing, Srog, Dhuma, Thur sel, Pancabija, Sdig pa bshags pa, Outer universe.
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