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bhakti

/buhk-tee/US // ˈbʌk ti //UK // (ˈbʌktɪ) //

梵行,菩提心,梵天,梵蒂冈

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    Hinduism.

    • : selfless devotion as a means of reaching Brahman.Compare jnana, karma.
    • : a popular religious movement centered around the personal worship of gods, especially Vishnu and Shiva.

Examples

  • But there now arose the doctrine of bhakti (devotion), which resolved religion into emotion.

  • A very striking characteristic of modern Hinduism is what is termed bhakti, or devotion.

  • The attempt to make religion consist of emotion without thought, of bhakti without jnana, had disastrous issues.

  • Bhakti, then, is simply the designation for fervour in worship or in presence of the Deity, as it appears in Hinduism.

  • That ecstatic adoration is religion for many millions of India, although the name bhakti may never pass their lips.