菩提|ぼだいbodai[0]heiban (flat)

1. noun, Buddhismbodhi; enlightenment
2. noun, Buddhismhappiness in the next world

• Synonym悟りさとりNeutralEnlightenment or comprehension — the state of grasping a truth; usable for religion and everyday matters, much broader than 「菩提」.
• Synonym大悟たいごWrittenWritten style: complete, thorough enlightenment, as in the phrase 「大悟徹底」; it stresses the depth of awakening more than 「菩提」.
• Synonym開悟かいごWrittenWritten and rare: severing worldly desires and awakening to truth — essentially 「菩提」's core sense, but seldom seen.
• Related成仏じょうぶつNeutralAttaining enlightenment and becoming a Buddha; in speech it also politely means dying and resting in peace, as in 「成仏してください」.
• Related悟道ごどうWrittenWritten and rare: the attained state of one who has realized Buddhist truth through practice; narrower and more literary than 「菩提」.
• Related涅槃ねはんWrittenWritten register: the state with all worldly desires extinguished, or the Buddha's own passing; more doctrinal than 「菩提」.
• RelatedニルヴァーナWrittenA written loanword for nirvana, found mainly in religious studies or as a name; narrower than 「菩提」, which also covers prayers for the dead.
• RelatedニルバナWrittenA rare written loanword for nirvana, a phonetic rendering of the Sanskrit; in effect a variant of 「涅槃」 rather than 「菩提」.

Use 「菩提」 for the Buddhist enlightened state or a dead person's repose, as in 「菩提を弔う」 or 「菩提寺」; for enlightenment in general use 「悟り」, for becoming a Buddha or resting in peace 「成仏」, for freedom from all desires 「涅槃」.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

1. 煩悩ぼんのうを断ことわって得えた悟さとりの境地きょうち。
2. 死後しごの冥福めいふく。