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bodhisattva

English

Alternative forms

  • boddhisatva
  • bodhisvatta

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit ?????????? (bodhisattva, enlightened existence).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bo??di??s?tv?/, IPA(key): /bo??di??s?tv?/

Noun

bodhisattva (plural bodhisattvas)

  1. (Buddhism) A person who has taken specific lay or monastic vows and who is on the road to perfect knowledge; specifically, one who foregoes personal nirvana in order to help others achieve enlightenment.
  2. (Buddhism) An enlightened being existing in a form of existence beyond the ordinary forms of physical reality understood and acknowledged by scientific thought, resembling the Western notion of angels, but with a wealth of its own nuances and expectations. These include the compassionate working for enlightenment of all sentient beings.

Synonyms

  • mahasattva

Translations

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guanyin

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Verb

guanyin

  1. third-person plural present subjunctive form of guanyar
  2. third-person plural imperative form of guanyar

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