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bodhisattwa

CIDE DICTIONARY

bodhisattwan. [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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