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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A bodhisattva who attains a high degree on the path of consciousness awakening.
2. 2
   A "great bodhisattva", one explicitly defined by their devotion to salvation of all beings through bodhicitta.

Synonyms

All synonyms

bodhisattvabodhisattva

Etymology

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

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