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The traditional and correct Buddhist spelling is Bodhi.

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Bo
Bowie
Bodes

Meanings and history of the name Bodhi: | Edit

Bodhi is a Sanskrit name meaning "Awakened" or "Enlightenment"
The Buddhist concept of Bodhi is spiritual awakening and freedom from the cycle of life.
Bodhi is also the name of the sacred ficus tree (ficus religiosa) under which Lord Buddha sat and obtained his enlightenment.

Famous real-life people named Bodhi: | Edit

Actor Bodhi (Pine) Elfman, husband to Jenna Elfman
Actress Amy Brenneman named her son "Bodhi Russell Siberling"
Australian Actor Cameron Daddo and model wife Alison Brae named their daughter "Bodhi Faith", the couple have two other children named Lotus and River.
Actor Oliver Hudson (Goldie Hawn's son) named his son "Bodhi Hawn Hudson"

Bodhi in song, story & screen: | Edit

Robbie Williams "Bodies"
Character Name "Bodhi", (Point Break) Patrick Swayze