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BODHISATTVA

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Overview

BODHISATTVA (noun)
  The noun BODHISATTVA has 1 sense:

1. Buddhist worthy of nirvana who postpones it to help othersplay

  Familiarity information: BODHISATTVA used as a noun is very rare.


English dictionary: Word details


BODHISATTVA (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Buddhist worthy of nirvana who postpones it to help others

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Boddhisatva; Bodhisattva

Instance hypernyms:

deity; divinity; god; immortal (any supernatural being worshipped as controlling some part of the world or some aspect of life or who is the personification of a force)

Instance hyponyms:

Maitreya (the Bodhisattva who is to appear as a Buddha 5000 years after the death of Gautama)

Avalokiteshvara; Avalokitesvara (a male Bodhisattva; widely associated with various gods and people)


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