bodhisattva
NounSynonyms:
Boddhisatva
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Noun (1)
- Buddhist worthy of nirvana who postpones it to help othersSynonyms: BoddhisatvaInstance of deity, divinityExamples Avalokitesvara, Maitreya
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Bo′dhi·sat, Bo′dhi·satt′va, Bo′dhi·satt′wa noun
Origin: Skr. bōdhisattva (perh. through Pali bōdhisattō); fr. bōdhi knowledge, enlightenment + sattva being, essence.
Buddhism 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. — Bo′wb-a1′>′dhi·sat′wb-a2′>′ship, noun
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54 · with additions: 1913 supplement