In 1857 The Times used the term "the Enlightened" for the Buddha in a short article, which was reprinted the following year by Max Müller.
The term "enlighten" was first being used in 1835, in an English translation of a French article, while the first recorded use of the term 'enlightenment' is credited (by the Oxford English Dictionary) to the Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal (February, 1836). Įarly 19th-century bodhi was translated as "intelligence". The western use of the term "enlighten" has Christian roots, as in Calvin's "It is God alone who enlightens our minds to perceive his truths". The term "enlightenment" is event-oriented, whereas the term "awakening" is process-oriented. Cohen notes that bodhi is not the result of an illumination, but of a path of realization, or coming to understanding. The root budh, from which both bodhi and Buddha are derived, means "to wake up" or "to recover consciousness". Cohen notes that the majority of English books on Buddhism use the term "enlightenment" to translate the term bodhi. The feminine Sanskrit noun of *budh- is बुद्धि, buddhi, "prescience, intuition, perception, point of view." Translation It corresponds to the verbs bujjhati (Pāli) and bodhati, बोदति, "become or be aware of, perceive, learn, know, understand, awake" or budhyate (Sanskrit). The word Bodhi is an abstract noun, formed from the verbal root *budh-, Sanskrit बुध, "to awaken, to know," "to wake, wake up, be awake," "to recover consciousness (after a swoon)," "to observe, heed, attend to." Etymology īodhi, Sanskrit बोधि, "awakening," "perfect knowledge," "perfect knowledge or wisdom (by which a man becomes a बुद्ध ] or जिन ], the illuminated or enlightened intellect (of a Buddha or जिन)." It has become synonymous with self-realization and the true self and false self, being regarded as a substantial essence being covered over by social conditioning. In the Western world, the concept of (spiritual) enlightenment has taken on a romantic meaning. The relation between dhyana and insight is a core problem in the study of Buddhism, and is one of the fundamentals of Buddhist practice. It may have involved the knowledge that liberation was attained by the combination of mindfulness and dhyāna, applied to the understanding of the arising and ceasing of craving. What exactly constituted the Buddha's awakening is unknown. The term is also being used to translate several other Buddhist terms and concepts, which are used to denote (initial) insight ( prajna (Sanskrit), wu (Chinese), kensho and satori (Japanese)) knowledge ( vidya) the "blowing out" ( Nirvana) of disturbing emotions and desires and the attainment of supreme Buddhahood ( samyak sam bodhi), as exemplified by Gautama Buddha. It has the Western connotation of general insight into transcendental truth or reality. The term "enlightenment" was popularised in the Western world through the 19th-century translations of German-born philologist Max Müller. Vimukti is the freedom from or release of the fetters and hindrances. Although the term buddhi is also used in other Indian philosophies and traditions, its most common usage is in the context of Buddhism. The verbal root budh- means "to awaken," and its literal meaning is closer to awakening. The abstract noun bodhi ( / ˈ b oʊ d i/ Sanskrit: बोधि Pali: bodhi), means the knowledge or wisdom, or awakened intellect, of a Buddha. Especially considering the existence of echo chamber(media) that helped them to find other like-minded individuals, thus, further solidifying their 'progressive' opinion.The English term enlightenment is the Western translation of various Buddhist terms, most notably bodhi and vimutti.
And as of now, the original meaning is slowly fading and instead, is used more often to term someone as hypocritical and think they are the 'enlightened' despite the fact that they are extremely close-minded and are unable to accept other people's criticism or different perspective. Thus, filtering everything that the 'outsider' gives regardless whether it is rationale or not. Meaning that those 'outsiders' have been brainwash by the society and couldn't see the truth. While people that are in line with their belief as woke.
And sometimes even using it as a way to protect themselves from other people's opinion, by considering the 'outsider' as non-woke. However, as time passed by, people started using this term recklessly, assigning this term to themselves or someone they know to boost their confidence and reassure them that they have the moral high grounds and are fighting for the better world. Or basically, any current affairs related like biased, discrimination, or double-standards. When this term became popularized, initially the meaning of this term was when an individual become more aware of the social injustice.
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