different between enlightenment vs mahasattva

English

Alternative forms

• enlightment (rare)

Etymology

From enlighten +? -ment.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?n?la?t?nm?nt/, /?n?la?t?nm?nt/, /-la?tm?nt/

Noun

enlightenment (usually uncountable, plural enlightenments)

1. An act of enlightening, or the state of being enlightened or instructed.
2. A concept in spirituality, philosophy and psychology related to achieving clarity of perception, reason and knowledge.

Synonyms

• epiphany
• peace that passeth understanding
• satori

Translations

References

• enlightenment at OneLook Dictionary Search
• enlightenment in Keywords for Today: A 21st Century Vocabulary, edited by The Keywords Project, Colin MacCabe, Holly Yanacek, 2018.
• enlightenment in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

English

Etymology

Sanskrit ????????? (mah?sattva, “a great creature, great being”)

Noun

mahasattva (plural mahasattvas)

1. A bodhisattva who attains a high degree on the path of consciousness awakening.
2. A "great bodhisattva", one explicitly defined by their devotion to salvation of all beings through bodhicitta.

Synonyms

• bodhisattva

Translations

See also

• buddha
• nirvana
• Mahayana
• enlightenment