菩提

pútí

noun

Meanings

1 bodhi (Sanskrit)
2 spiritual enlightenment (Buddhism)

Characters

phonetic (from Sanskrit)

phonetic (from Sanskrit)

Examples

他在菩提树下打坐。

Tā zài pútí shù xià dǎzuò.

He meditated under the bodhi tree.

这串是菩提子念珠。

Zhè chuàn shì pútízǐ niànzhū.

This is a bodhi-seed prayer bracelet.

Tips

history

Transliteration of Sanskrit bodhi, 'awakening.' The Buddha attained enlightenment under a 菩提树 (bodhi tree, Ficus religiosa). 菩提子 (bodhi seeds) are popular as Buddhist prayer beads.

Stroke Order

菩 pú

提 tí