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Bodhisattva - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Bodhisattva : (noun)
1: Buddhist worthy of nirvana who postpones it to help others
[syn: Bodhisattva, Boddhisatva]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Bodhisat \Bo"dhi*sat\,Bodhisattva : \Bo`dhi*satt"va\, Bodhisattwa
\Bo`dhi*satt"wa\, n. [Skr. b[=o]dhisattva (perh. through Pali
b[=o]dhisatt[=o]); fr. b[=o]dhi 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"dhi*sat`ship, n.
Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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