What does "Buddha" Mean: A Live Controversy! Anālayo's Response

There is a controversy over the meaning of "Buddha": two of the leading monastic scholars and translators don't agree. A few weeks ago I posted a video on Ven. Bhikkhu Bodhi's idea that "enlightenment" translates "bodhi" and "the Enlightened One" translates "Buddha". In this video I discuss Ven. Bhikkhu Anālayo's opposing view that "awakening" translates "bodhi" and "the Awakened One" translates "Buddha". This difference of opinions should help us get more of an idea about what the words mean and why translation is so difficult and important! 📙 Check out my new book, A Handbook of Early Buddhist Wisdom, with a Foreword by Ven. Bhikkhu Bodhi: https://books2read.com/buddhisthandbook 🧡 If you find this material useful, check out my Patreon page and get fun benefits like exclusive videos, audio-only versions, and extensive show notes:   / dougsseculardharma   🧡 You can also make donations through: https://paypal.me/dougsdharma ☸️ Free mini-course at the Online Dharma Institute: onlinedharma.org. ✅ Videos mentioned: What Does "Buddha" Mean? A Recent Article May Change Your Mind —    • What Does "Buddha" Mean? A Recent Article ...   The Early Ideal of the "Lone Buddha" or Paccekabuddha —    • The Early Ideal of the "Lone Buddha" or Pa...   Gauging Progress on the Buddhist Path: The Traditional Four Stages —    • Gauging Progress on the Buddhist Path: The...   ✅ Paper mentioned: Bhikkhu Anālayo, “Awakening or Enlightenment? On the significance of bodhi,” in Mindfulness (2021) 12: 1653-1658. https://link.springer.com/article/10.... ✅ Suttas mentioned: https://suttacentral.net/sn12.65/en/s... https://suttacentral.net/an8.11/en/su... Facebook:   / onlinedharmainstitute   Twitter:   / dougsdharma   00:00 Intro: Bhikkhus Bodhi and Anālayo’s disagreement 02:28 New book out 03:00 Anālayo’s first argument: etymology 05:28 Second argument: light is a metaphor for teaching 10:00 Bodhi’s rejoinder 10:39 Third argument: Phenomenology 12:42 Fourth argument: Western history Hair-splitting? 14:10 Bodhi’s rejoinder 14:44 Nirvana: a complete shift in awareness 15:15 Analayo on why this matters 18:02 Bodhi’s response 19:29 The essence of the disagreement 21:02 Dealing with views ❤️ Thanks to Patreon Patrons: Anonymous (1) Scarlett Farrow Carlos Gutierrez Matthew Smith Bob Snead JC Shantha Wengappuli Karma_CAC Johan Thelander Michael Roe Jorge Seguel Christopher Apostolof GailJM Steven Kopp Brett Merritt David Bell T Pham VCR Upayadhi Andi and Erik ATGuerrero686 Michael Scherrer Michael Seefeld khobe schofield Alex Perdomo Benji Forsyth Kaine Usher Cookie Forthecookie Blaze Way Adam Andrew Posner Sonny Flink Steve Marlor David W Joy L Lee Andrew Tom Anthony Tucker Karlee R Rob Parisien Ethan M Billy in Singapore Derek Birch Matthew G Mynttinen Theodor Bernhard Michael Lefsky Aziz Rahman Olivia Otter Disclaimer: Amazon links are affiliate links where I will earn a very small commission on purchases you make, at no additional cost to you. This goes a tiny way towards defraying the costs of making these videos. Thank you!