The Bhagavad Gita by Eknath Easwaran

glossary ╯
avyaya The eternal, the changeless.
Bhagavad Gītā [ Bhagavat “lord”; gītā “song”] “The Song of the
Lord,” name of a Hindu scripture which contains the
instructions of Srī Krishna.
bhakti Devotion, worship, love.
bhakti yoga The Way of Love.
Bhīshma A revered elder of the Kaurava dynasty who allows
himself to be killed by Arjuna in the Mahābhārata
battle.
Bhrigu A sage famous in ancient legend.
Brahmā God as creator, one of the Hindu Trinity; the others
are Vishnu, the Preserver, and Shiva, the Destroyer.
Brahmā should not be confused with Brahman .
(See entry below.)
brahmacharya “Conduct leading to God,” self-control, purity.
Brahman The supreme reality underlying all life, the divine ground
of existence, the impersonal Godhead.
brahmanirvāna “Nirvana in Brahman,” the final state of spiritual
fulfillment: eternal union with Brahman, the ground of all
being.
Brahmavidyā The science of knowing Brahman.
brahmin [Skt. brāhmana ] Literally, a person who strives to know
Brahman; in traditional Hindu society, a person of the
priestly or learned class.
Brihaspati The guru or priest of the gods.
Buddha [from budh “to wake up”] “The Awakened one,” the title
given to the sage Siddhārtha Gautama Shākyamuni after
he obtained complete illumination. The Buddha lived and
taught in North India during the sixth century B.C.
buddhi Understanding, intelligence; the faculty of discrimination;
correct view, idea, purpose.
Chitraratha “Having a bright chariot,” the king of Gandharvas.
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