Bhoga

Bhoga (Sanskrit: भोग, bhóga) is a Sanskrit term meaning "enjoyment; pleasure; experience". Etymologically, bhoga is derived from the root bhuj-, meaning to "enjoy", "consume", or "relish". Bhoga in general usage refers to the consecrated food offering to a deity, or enjoyment of worldly pleasures.

Denotatively, the meaning of the term bhoga is associated with the concepts such as "delight, enjoyment, consumption, indulgence, experience, and sensual pleasure", whereas, a connotative meaning implies to experience "pleasure without attachment."

In Hindu philosophy, bhoga and yoga are viewed as the two paths leading to nirvana. The power of maya is believed to provide bhoga to an individual-subject experiencer (bhogin), so that their self attains maturity and realizes its oneness with the higher self. In the Dvaita Vedanta tradition, bhoga is "Enjoyment or unending bliss in the state of liberation." It is asserted that the self can have bhoga only while it has a body, and ceases to have it so after death.

The various Indian religions use bhoga and its associated terms to elucidate their concepts, such as sambhogakaya in Buddhism, Bhogopabhoga-parimana in Jainism, and Bhog in Sikhism. Other derivative terms include: Bhoganga ("pleasure-seeking individual"), Bhoga-sthana ("abode of enjoyment"), Bhoga-vastu ("object of enjoyment"), etc.