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noun
A person who has taken specific lay or monastic vows and who is on the road to perfect knowledge; specifically, one who foregoes personal nirvana in order to help others achieve enlightenment.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: Buddhism, lifestyle, religion
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
An enlightened being existing in a form of existence beyond the ordinary forms of physical reality understood and acknowledged by scientific thought, resembling the Western notion of angels, but with a wealth of its own nuances and expectations. These include the compassionate working for enlightenment of all sentient beings.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: Buddhism, lifestyle, religion
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Buddhist worthy of nirvana who postpones it to help others
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: Boddhisatva
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: deity, divinity, god, immortal
Narrower terms: Maitreya, Avalokitesvara, Avalokiteshvara
History
Borrowed from Sanskrit बोधिसत्त्व (bodhisattva, “enlightened existence”).
Across languages
44 source translations are retained for this English entry.
