mahasattva

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

A bodhisattva who attains a high degree on the path of consciousness awakening.
A "great bodhisattva", one explicitly defined by their devotion to salvation of all beings through bodhicitta.

mahasattva mahasattvas

From Sanskrit महासत्त्व (mahāsattva, “a great creature, great being”).

bodhisattva

buddha nirvana Mahayana enlightenment

Chinese Mandarin: 摩訶薩埵 /摩诃萨埵 Finnish: mahasattva Japanese: 摩訶薩 Marathi: महासत्त्व

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