Alternative spellings of this word include Abodh.

In Buddhism

Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)

Source: OSU Press: Cakrasamvara Samadhi

Ābodha (आबोध) refers to “awakening” [?], according to the Guru Mandala Worship (maṇḍalārcana) ritual often performed in combination with the Cakrasaṃvara Samādhi, which refers to the primary pūjā and sādhanā practice of Newah Mahāyāna-Vajrayāna Buddhists in Nepal.—Accordingly, “Until awakening (ābodha) I seek refuge [e.g., ābodhau śaraṇaṃ], in the highest assembly of Buddha dharma, I hasten to accomplish awakened mind, for the success of self and others. I raise the highest enlightened mind, I invite all beings to this place, Following the wisest conduct desired, becoming a Buddha for the world”.

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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

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Abodha (अबोध).—a.

1) Ignorant, foolish, stupid.

2) Perplexed. puzzled.

-dhaḥ 1 Ignorance, stupidity, want of understanding; °धोपहताश्चान्ये (dhopahatāścānye) Bhartṛhari 3.2; निसर्गदुर्बोधमबोधविक्लवाः क्व भूपतीनां चरितं क्व जन्तवः (nisargadurbodhamabodhaviklavāḥ kva bhūpatīnāṃ caritaṃ kva jantavaḥ) Kirātārjunīya 1.6.

2) Not knowing or being aware of. जलदकालमबोधकृतं दिशामप रथाप रथावयवायुधः (jaladakālamabodhakṛtaṃ diśāmapa rathāpa rathāvayavāyudhaḥ) Śi. 6.41

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Abodha (अबोध).—m.

(-dhaḥ) Ignorance, stupidity. mfn.

(-dhaḥ-dhā-dhaṃ) 1. Ignorant, stupid. 2. Puzzled, perplexed. E. a neg. bodha knowledge.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Abodha (अबोध).—I. m. stupidity, [Bhartṛhari, (ed. Bohlen.)] 3, 2. Ii. adj. ignorant, [Cāṇakya] 35 in Berl. Monatsb. 1864, 409. Ātmabodha, i. e.

Abodha is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms a and bodha (बोध).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Abodha (अबोध).—[masculine] ignorance; ignorant; pūrvam [adverb]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Abodha (अबोध):—[=a-bodha] [from a-buddha] m. non-perception

2) [v.s. ...] ignorance, stupidity

3) [v.s. ...] mfn. ignorant, stupid

4) [v.s. ...] puzzled, perplexed.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Goldstücker Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Abodha (अबोध):—I. [tatpurusha compound] m.

(-dhaḥ) Want of understanding, igno-rance, stupidity; e. g. in the Kirātārj.: nisargadurbodhamabodhaviklavāḥ kva bhūpatīnāṃ caritaṃ kva jantavaḥ. E. a neg. and bodha. Ii. [bahuvrihi compound] m. f. n.

(-dhaḥ-dhā-dham) 1) Ignorant, unwise, stupid; e. g. in the Hitop. (Serampore ed.): buddhiryasya balaṃ tasya abodhasya kuto balam (ed. Schlegel-Lassen: …abudhasya kuº; ed. Johnson: …nirbuddhestu kuº). E. a priv. and bodha.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Abodha (अबोध):—[a-bodha] (dhaḥ-dhā-dhaṃ) a. Idem.

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

Abodha (अबोध) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Aboha.

[Sanskrit to German]

Abodha in German

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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.

Hindi dictionary

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Abodha (अबोध) [Also spelled abodh]:—(a) innocent; ignorant; ~[gamya] unintelligible; inconceivable.

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Nepali dictionary

Source: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary

Abodha (अबोध):—n. ignorance; simplicity; adj. 1. of immature mind; innocent;

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Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Bodha, A.

Starts with: Abodhagamya, Abodhaka, Abodhana, Abodhaniya, Abodhapurva, Abodhapurvam, Abodhata.

Ends with (+143): Adhyatmabodha, Agadhabodha, Ajnabodha, Akhandashabdabodha, Akshayabodha, Alamkaraprabodha, Alankaraprabodha, Amaraughaprabodha, Anandabodha, Anavabodha, Antahkaranaprabodha, Antarabodha, Aprabodha, Arkabodha, Artabodha, Arthabodha, Ashvavabodha, Atmabodha, Atmaprabodha, Atmarkabodha.

Full-text: Abodhagamya, Abodh, Abodhapurva, Aboha, Abudha.

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