Bodhisattva

[ boh-duh-suht-vuh ]

/ ˌboʊ dəˈsʌt və /

noun Buddhism.

a person who has attained prajna, or Enlightenment, but who postpones Nirvana in order to help others to attain Enlightenment: individual Bodhisattvas are the subjects of devotion in certain sects and are often represented in painting and sculpture.

Compare Arhat.

Origin of Bodhisattva

1820–30; <Pali, Sanskrit

Words nearby Bodhisattva

bodgie, Bodgo Gegen, Bodh Gaya, bodhi, Bodhidharma, Bodhisattva, Bodhi Tree, bodhran, bodice, bodice ripper, Bo Diddley beat

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Example sentences from the Web for Bodhisattva

In many respects the virtues of the Bodhisattva are those of the Arhat.
Hinduism And Buddhism, Volume II. (of 3)|Charles Eliot
One of the most famous images of this Bodhisattva is at Zenkô-ji, Nagano.
The Religions of Japan|William Elliot Griffis
Fire may freeze, water may burn, the roughened earth may grow soft and pliant, but ye cannot hurt the Bodhisattva!
Sacred Books of the East|Various
Have you not heard the story of the adorable Bodhisattva in his former birth as a boar?
The Kath Sarit Sgara|Somadeva Bhatta

He dared no longer look in the face of the Bodhisattva, and soon he disappeared with his hell.
The Gtakaml|rya Sra

British Dictionary definitions for Bodhisattva

Bodhisattva

/ (ˌbəʊdɪˈsætvə, -wə, ˌbɒd-, ˌbəʊdiːˈsʌtvə) /

noun

(in Mahayana Buddhism) a divine being worthy of nirvana who remains on the human plane to help men to salvationCompare arhat

Word Origin for Bodhisattva

Sanskrit, literally: one whose essence is enlightenment, from bodhi enlightenment + sattva essence

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	bodhisattva
释义	Bodhisattva [ boh-duh-suht-vuh ] / ˌboʊ dəˈsʌt və / noun Buddhism. a person who has attained prajna, or Enlightenment, but who postpones Nirvana in order to help others to attain Enlightenment: individual Bodhisattvas are the subjects of devotion in certain sects and are often represented in painting and sculpture. Compare Arhat. Origin of Bodhisattva 1820–30; <Pali, Sanskrit Words nearby Bodhisattva bodgie, Bodgo Gegen, Bodh Gaya, bodhi, Bodhidharma, Bodhisattva, Bodhi Tree, bodhran, bodice, bodice ripper, Bo Diddley beat Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for Bodhisattva In many respects the virtues of the Bodhisattva are those of the Arhat. Hinduism And Buddhism, Volume II. (of 3)\|Charles Eliot One of the most famous images of this Bodhisattva is at Zenkô-ji, Nagano. The Religions of Japan\|William Elliot Griffis Fire may freeze, water may burn, the roughened earth may grow soft and pliant, but ye cannot hurt the Bodhisattva! Sacred Books of the East\|Various Have you not heard the story of the adorable Bodhisattva in his former birth as a boar? The Kath Sarit Sgara\|Somadeva Bhatta He dared no longer look in the face of the Bodhisattva, and soon he disappeared with his hell. The Gtakaml\|rya Sra British Dictionary definitions for Bodhisattva Bodhisattva / (ˌbəʊdɪˈsætvə, -wə, ˌbɒd-, ˌbəʊdiːˈsʌtvə) / noun (in Mahayana Buddhism) a divine being worthy of nirvana who remains on the human plane to help men to salvationCompare arhat Word Origin for Bodhisattva Sanskrit, literally: one whose essence is enlightenment, from bodhi enlightenment + sattva essence Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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