bodhisattva en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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- /ˌbɒdɪˈsatvə/ (UK)
- /boʊ̯diːˈsɑtvə/
- /boʊ̯diːˈsʌtvə/
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit बोधिसत्त्व (bodhisattva, “enlightened existence”).
Meanings
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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.
Kimi was a true bodhisattva, and her English skills were excellent.
2021, Ruth Ozeki, The Book of Form and Emptiness, Canongate Books (2022), page 414:
- 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.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| bodhisvatta | alternative | lexicographic | |
| boddhisatva | alternative | lexicographic | |
| bodhisattvas | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Synonyms
Translations (44)
si බෝධිසත්ත්ව (bodhisattva) · kk бодхисаттва (bodhisattva) · sa बोधिसत्त्व (bodhisattva) · eo bodhisatvo (bodhisattva) · bn বোধিসত্ত্ব (bodhisattva) · cmn 菩薩 /菩萨 (bodhisattva) · bo བྱང་ཆུབ་སེམས་དཔའ (bodhisattva) · fa بوذاسف (bodhisattva) · fi bodhisattva (bodhisattva) · bua бодисада (bodhisattva) · hi बोधिसत्त्व (bodhisattva) · ru бодиса́тва (bodhisattva) · pl bodhisattwa (bodhisattva) · pi bodhisatta (bodhisattva) · fa بوداسف (bodhisattva) · lo ໂພທິສັດ (bodhisattva) · ru бодхиса́тва (bodhisattva) · xto bodʰisattu (bodhisattva) · ar بُودِيسَاتْفَا (bodhisattva) · ka ბოდჰისატვა (bodhisattva) · km ពោធិសត្វ (bodhisattva) · hy բոդհիսատվա (bodhisattva) · es bodhisattva (bodhisattva) · th โพธิสัตว์ (bodhisattva) · mn бодьсадва (bodhisattva) · el μποντισάτβα (bodhisattva) · fr bodhisattva (bodhisattva) · cmn 菩提薩埵 /菩提萨埵 (bodhisattva) · xal бодьсдь (bodhisattva) · ug بۇدساتۋا (bodhisattva) · de Bodhisattva (bodhisattva) · mnc ᠪᠣᡩᡳᠰᠠᡨᡠ (bodhisattva) · ru бодхиса́ттва (bodhisattva) · hu bódhiszattva (bodhisattva) · ja 菩薩 (bodhisattva) · mr बोधिसत्त्व (bodhisattva) · id bodhisatwa (bodhisattva) · th พระโพธิสัตว์ (bodhisattva) · lo ພະໂພທິສັດ (bodhisattva) · my ဗောဓိသတ် (bodhisattva) · ko 보살 (bodhisattva) · pt bodhisattva (bodhisattva) · ms bodhisatwa (bodhisattva) · vi bồ tát (bodhisattva)
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