from Sanskrit bhūmi (Mahāyāna Buddhism)
"stages of spiritual progress of the bodhisattva, or one who, though capable of enlightenment, delays their buddhahood in order to work for the salvation of others"
Also, one of the five primary elements forming the basic components of the world.
~☉~ | lucid definition; added layer of lucidity, or aethereal context |
⚜ | classic definition |
☣ | artificium definition; usually words which have undergone a warped evolution, or a complete perversion of the original sense |