buddhi

buddhi
A transpersonal faculty of mind higher than the rational mind that might be translated as ‘intuitive intelligence’ or simply ‘higher mind’. It is ‘that which knows’, ie. able to discern truth from falsehood.

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  • Buddhi — (devanāgarī : बुद्धि)[1] est un terme sanskrit qui signifie dans la philosophie indienne la capacité d intelligence liée à la réflexion et la discrimination. C est le premier constituant de l organe interne appelé antaḥkaraṇa[2] dans le… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Buddhi — (Sanskrit, f., बुद्धि; Erkenntnisvermögen, Unterscheidungskraft), ein Ausdruck der indischen Philosophie, ist von der gleichen Sprachwurzel (budh – erwachen; verstehen; wissen) abgeleitet, wie seine bekanntere männliche Form buddha. Der Begriff… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • BUDDHI — Le terme sanskrit «buddhi» désigne l’intelligence dans la psychologie de l’hindouisme. Selon les données traditionnelles du brahmanisme, l’homme se compose de quatre éléments qui sont autant de modalités de son être propre: le corps, la pensée,… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • buddhi —    Buddhi is a technical term in the SAMKHYA YOGA system that refers to discriminative intellect. Ulti mately, one seeks to calm the mind so that the discriminative intellect or buddhi will be able to discern the clear division between the self… …   Encyclopedia of Hinduism

  • Buddhi — In Hindu mythology, Buddhi is one of the wives of Ganesha. Buddhi is a feminine Sanskrit noun derived from the same root ( budh – to be awake; to understand; to know) as its more familiar masculine form Buddha. The word signifies a transpersonal… …   Wikipedia

  • buddhi — /booh dee, bood ee/, n. Hinduism, Buddhism. intellect, seen as an intuitive faculty giving increased spiritual awareness. [ < Skt; cf. bodhati (he) awakes] * * * …   Universalium

  • buddhi — बुद्धि …   Indonesian dictionary

  • buddhi — bud·dhi …   English syllables

  • buddhi — ˈbüdē, ˈbu̇ noun ( s) Etymology: Sanskrit, literally, understanding, from bodhati he awakes, understands more at buddha : the faculty of intuitive discernment or direct spiritual awareness in the beliefs of Hinduism and Buddhism …   Useful english dictionary

  • buddhi-bala — बुद्धिबल …   Indonesian dictionary

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