Bodhi Bodhi — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

Bodhi is from the Sanskrit Bodhī. A modern American baby name in the broader Sanskrit heritage aesthetic. Bodhi is a foundational name with deep heritage. Sanskrit Bodhī enlightenment-awakening-Devi + Sanskrit budh awaken + foundational central Bodhi foundational-central-Sanskrit-Enlightenment Awakening foundational-central-Buddhist-Sanskrit-central-term + foundational central Bodhi foundational-central-Buddhist-Awakening under Bodhi-Vṛkṣa Bodhi-Tree Pipal-Aśvattha-tree at-Bodh-Gaya Bihar-India by Buddha-Sakyamuni Vaiśākha-Pūrṇimā under-full-moon foundational-central-Buddha-Bodhi-narrative + foundational central Buddha-Sakyamuni foundational-central-Siddhārtha-Gautama 563-483-BCE Śākya-Kingdom-Kapilavastu Prince-Siddhartha son-of Śuddhodana-Māyā-Devī foundational-central-Buddhist-founder + foundational central 4-Noble-Truths foundational-central-Buddha-1st-Sermon at-Sarnath Dhamma-cakka-pavattana-Sutta Duḥkha-suffering + Samudāya-cause + Nirodha-cessation + Mārga-path foundational-central-4-Ᾱrya-Satyas + foundational central 8-fold-Path foundational-central-Buddha-Ᾱrya-Aṣṭāṅgika-Mārga Samyak-Dṛṣṭi-right-view + Samyak-Saṃkalpa-right-intention + Samyak-Vāc-right-speech + Samyak-Karmānta-right-action + Samyak-Ājīva-right-livelihood + Samyak-Vyāyāma-right-effort + Samyak-Smṛti-right-mindfulness + Samyak-Samādhi-right-concentration foundational-central-Buddha-8-fold + foundational central Bodhi-Vṛkṣa foundational-central-Sacred-Bodhi-Tree Pipal-Ficus-religiosa at-Bodh-Gaya foundational-central-Buddhist-shrine + foundational central Buddha-4-Sacred-Sites foundational-central-Lumbini-Nepal-birthplace + Bodh-Gaya-India-Enlightenment + Sarnath-India-1st-Sermon + Kushinagar-India-Parinirvana foundational-central-4-Buddha-Kṣetras + foundational central 3-Yānas foundational-central-Buddhist-3-Vehicles Hīnayāna + Mahāyāna + Vajrayāna foundational-central-Buddhist-schools + foundational central Bodhicitta foundational-central-Mahāyāna-Bodhi-Mind aspiration-for-enlightenment for-all-beings foundational-central-Mahayana-central-concept + foundational central Bodhisattva foundational-central-Sanskrit-Bodhi-being one-aspiring-Buddha-hood foundational-central-Mahayana-central + foundational central Vishnu-Buddha-Avatar foundational-central-9th-Vishnu-Avatar Buddha-as-Vishnu-Avatar in-Dashavatara foundational-central-Vaishnava-Buddha + foundational central Bhagavad Gita 4:38 na hi jñānena sadṛśaṃ pavitram iha vidyate tat svayaṃ yoga-saṃsiddhaḥ kālenātmani vindati foundational-central-Bodhi-Bhagavad-Gita + 10:38 daṇḍo damayatām asmi nītir asmi jigīṣatām maunaṃ caivāsmi guhyānāṃ jñānaṃ jñānavatām aham + 4:33 śreyān dravya-mayād yajñāj jñāna-yajñaḥ parantapa sarvaṃ karmākhilaṃ pārtha jñāne parisamāpyate + foundational pan-Buddhist-Sanskrit heritage. Foundational Sanskrit feminine name reflecting cultural + historical heritage spanning centuries.