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bodhisattva

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Bo=dhi=satt=va

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WORDNET DICTIONARY

Noun bodhisattva has 1 sense

bodhisattva(n = noun.person) boddhisatva - Buddhist worthy of nirvana who postpones it to help others; Array

is a kind of deity, divinity, god, immortal

has particulars: maitreya, avalokiteshvara, avalokitesvara

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bodhisattva, n. [Skr. b (perh. through Pali b); fr. b knowledge, enlightenment + sattva being, essence.].

One who has reached the highest degree of saintship, so that in his next incarnation he will be a Buddha, or savior of the world. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

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OXFORD DICTIONARY

bodhisattva, n. in Mahayana Buddhism, one who is able to reach nirvana but delays doing so through compassion for suffering beings.

Etymology

Skr., = one whose essence is perfect knowledge

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