Bodhisattva

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. Buddhism An enlightened being who, out of compassion, forgoes nirvana in order to save others.
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  • n. An person,generally who has taken specific lay or monastic vows; is on the road to perfect knowledge; specifically, one who foregoes personal nirvana in order to help others achieve enlightenment.
  • n. An enlightened being existing in a form of existence beyond the ordinary forms of physical reality understood and acknowledged by Western 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.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. In Buddhism of the northern school, or the later development called the Mahayana, one of a numerous class of beings who, having arrived at supreme wisdom (bodhi), have to pass through human existence only once more before attaining to Buddhahood, or complete enlightenment, and entrance into Nirvana.
  • n. Also, any religious teacher.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. Buddhist worthy of nirvana who postpones it to help others
    • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    God    divinity    immortal    deity   
    Hyponym
    avalokiteshvara    Maitreya    avalokitesvara   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    mahasattva   
    Same Context
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    bhumi    graders    bhumis    ed    zode   
     
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