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Aravine
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 Posted - 17 Mar 2008 : 12:23:39
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I was looking up "nothing" on Wiki, and I found out Bodhi is an enlightened state of conciencness(sp?) in buddism.
Thoughts pertaining to the character Bodhi?
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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
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Posted - 17 Mar 2008 : 13:06:22
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| It's likely nothing more than a coincidence. It's not all that uncommon to make up a fantasy name that either mirrors a real-world word in another langauge, or for two (or more!) different people to make up the same fantasy name. |
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Alisttair
Great Reader
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Posted - 17 Mar 2008 : 14:59:52
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| Well I guess Vampirism could be considered an enlightened state of consciousness....then again maybe not....likely a coincidence |
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Aravine
Senior Scribe
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Posted - 17 Mar 2008 : 15:53:56
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Originally posted by Wooly Rupert
It's likely nothing more than a coincidence. It's not all that uncommon to make up a fantasy name that either mirrors a real-world word in another langauge, or for two (or more!) different people to make up the same fantasy name.
No. It's not, but let's say it's not a coinicidence
It also refers to "nothing" in the same way nirvana does. |
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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
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Posted - 17 Mar 2008 : 16:13:30
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quote:
Originally posted by Aravine
but let's say it's not a coinicidence
Why? Is there anything at all that supports the idea that the vampire's name was specifically chosen with a deeper meaning in mind? |
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Rinonalyrna Fathomlin
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Posted - 17 Mar 2008 : 16:15:51
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I don't think Bodhi the vampire has anything to do with Buddhism or enlightenment!
I'm with Wooly on this, I'd assume it was a coincidence. |
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Aravine
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Posted - 17 Mar 2008 : 16:18:19
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Originally posted by Wooly Rupert
quote:
Originally posted by Aravine
but let's say it's not a coinicidence
Why? Is there anything at all that supports the idea that the vampire's name was specifically chosen with a deeper meaning in mind?
Well, if they used Bohdi meaning "nothing, or empty" it would make perfect sense. If I remember correcty, she gave up her soul to become undead so that she could feel like she was alive. without her soul, she is "empty" or "nothing" |
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Rinonalyrna Fathomlin
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Posted - 17 Mar 2008 : 16:22:40
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| If there was a deeper meaning behind the name, Aravine, I haven't heard of it. I'd suggest writing to the people who actually worked on the game (and even they might not recall perfectly--remember, this game came out around 7 years ago). |
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Nimriel
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Posted - 17 Mar 2008 : 21:18:52
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Originally posted by Aravine
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Well, if they used Bohdi meaning "nothing, or empty" it would make perfect sense. If I remember correcty, she gave up her soul to become undead so that she could feel like she was alive. without her soul, she is "empty" or "nothing"
Actually she just wanted her elven immortality back, but it didn't work so she stole some Bhaal-junk from Imoen instead. |
Edited by - Nimriel on 17 Mar 2008 21:21:50 |
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Alisttair
Great Reader
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Posted - 18 Mar 2008 : 11:28:17
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| This makes me think of the many other things that people have delved too deep into and read more into than needed (especially people who research dead people and assume why they did such and such like "so and so wrote about guys who smoked and ate in his books because that's what he liked to do") that sort of thing |
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BARDOBARBAROS
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Greece
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Posted - 18 Mar 2008 : 11:32:35
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BARDOBARBAROS DOES NOT KILL.
HE DECAPITATES!!!
"The city changes, but the fools within it remain always the same" (Edwin Odesseiron- Baldur's gate 2) |
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Rinonalyrna Fathomlin
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Posted - 18 Mar 2008 : 14:25:22
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Originally posted by Alisttair
This makes me think of the many other things that people have delved too deep into and read more into than needed...
That happens a lot with this particular game, in fact--for example, in BG1 there was a snooty noblewoman named Sendai, and in ToB there was a drow assassin named Sendai.
People were wondering if they were somehow the same person. |
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Aravine
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Posted - 18 Mar 2008 : 14:39:22
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People, People! Use your imagination! I'm not asking if there is a connection, but if ther was what could it be. Please don't say I think it's just a coincidence. I know that, it pobably is! what could it be, if it weren't? I made this topic to get people to use their imagination, not their logic.
now, most of, if not all of you, are role-players. so, you do have Imagination. Use it! |
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Wooly Rupert
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Aravine
Senior Scribe
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Posted - 18 Mar 2008 : 15:23:36
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| (Shakes head) does everything have to have a purpose? It is something to discuss, Much as the way many of the polls are, including the Alignment poll I made way back when. yes, Ideally everything has a purpose. But you know what? not everything does!so when a teacher tells me, find the radii of this circle. why? no purpose. sometimes it is just fun to exersize your brain, just to the end of exersizing your brain. |
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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
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Posted - 18 Mar 2008 : 15:44:07
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I can dig all that. I just don't see any point to trying to read into something that is just a coincidence.
I'm happy to use my brain for all sorts of moderately useless stuff, but I don't see any reason to do so here. I'd rather think on existing Realmslore, or make up my own, rather than try to justify a coincidental word choice. |
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BARDOBARBAROS
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Greece
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Posted - 24 Mar 2008 : 01:14:07
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quote:
Originally posted by Aravine
People, People! Use your imagination! I'm not asking if there is a connection, but if ther was what could it be. Please don't say I think it's just a coincidence. I know that, it pobably is! what could it be, if it weren't? I made this topic to get people to use their imagination, not their logic.
now, most of, if not all of you, are role-players. so, you do have Imagination. Use it!
OK..OK.. But I can't imagine anything!! |
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Alisttair
Great Reader
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Posted - 25 Mar 2008 : 15:13:50
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| Bodhi is ultimately the end of Irenicus!!!!! |
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Ranin
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Posted - 25 Mar 2008 : 16:48:01
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Originally posted by Wooly Rupert
It's likely nothing more than a coincidence. It's not all that uncommon to make up a fantasy name that either mirrors a real-world word in another langauge, or for two (or more!) different people to make up the same fantasy name.
Thats quite right indeedy  Bhaal, for example, was a Phoenician Diety worshipped by Hannibal and the Carthaginians during the Punic Wars and Tyr is a diety in Norse mythology just to name a few examples |
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Aina Grey
Acolyte
Austria
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Posted - 26 Mar 2008 : 18:42:33
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D&D cosmology is generally stolen from the mythologies of the world (and Tolkien)
no coincidence |
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Ulicus
Acolyte
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Posted - 20 Apr 2008 : 16:31:50
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I don't see how this could possibly be a coincidence.
It's not the sort of word you just "invent". I imagine BioWare knew full well where the word originated and were using it ironically. Besides, Bodhi most probably thought that the transition from mortal to vampire was an "awakening/enlightenment". ;) |
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Alruane
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Posted - 24 Nov 2013 : 09:29:44
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| She is still quite interesting, her background was a mystery for a while. |
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Tamsar
Learned Scribe
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Posted - 26 Nov 2013 : 23:33:42
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Maybe someone at Bioware was a big Point break/Patrick Swayze fan?
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0102685/?ref_=nv_sr_1
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Bodhi (Balder's gate 2:shadows of Amn)
