[Buddha-l] bodhi

Franz Metcalf franz at mind2mind.net
Tue Nov 24 19:57:10 MST 2009


Artur,

As Richard and Joanna have written, the translation of bodhi as  
"enlightenment" is at best a lazy anachronism. At worst it is that  
*and* an instance of cultural imperialism. How delightful to learn  
that Polish contains a root for awakening stretching back to the  
Buddha. Do, please continue to champion that altogether superior  
translation.

Franz Metcalf


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