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Buddha vs Buddhi - What's the difference?

buddha | buddhi |

As nouns the difference between buddha and buddhi

is that buddha is shakyamuni Buddha, Nepalese spiritual and philosophical teacher and founder of Buddhism; Siddhartha Gautama while buddhi is 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.

buddha

English

(Gautama Buddha)

Alternative forms

* buddha (senses 2 and 3 only)

Noun

(en noun)
  • Shakyamuni Buddha, Nepalese spiritual and philosophical teacher and founder of Buddhism ; Siddhartha Gautama.
  • Any of the other Buddhas named in Buddhist scriptures.
  • An enlightened or awakened sentient being.
  • A statue or image of any Buddha.
    • I ''love'' the Buddha in your living room – where did you get it?

    Derived terms

    * Buddhahood * Buddhism * Buddhist

    External links

    * (Gautama Buddha) English words with optional capitalisation ----

    buddhi

    English

    (wikipedia buddhi)

    Noun

    (-)
  • (Hinduism) 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.