What does "mahasattva" mean?

A bodhisattva who attains a high degree on the path of consciousness awakening.

What is a synonym for "mahasattva"?

Common synonyms include: bodhisattva.

noun

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Noun

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

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