"mahasattva" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: mahasattvas [plural]
Etymology: Sanskrit महासत्त्व (mahāsattva, “a great creature, great being”) Etymology templates: {{der|en|sa|महासत्त्व||a great creature, great being}} Sanskrit महासत्त्व (mahāsattva, “a great creature, great being”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} mahasattva (plural mahasattvas)
  1. A bodhisattva who attains a high degree on the path of consciousness awakening. Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-mahasattva-en-noun-0BC2W2p9 Disambiguation of People: 62 38 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, Bodhisattvas Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 46 54 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 49 51 Disambiguation of Bodhisattvas: 50 50
  2. A "great bodhisattva", one explicitly defined by their devotion to salvation of all beings through bodhicitta. Categories (topical): Buddhism
    Sense id: en-mahasattva-en-noun-Vdy~Nnam Disambiguation of Buddhism: 44 56 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, Bodhisattvas Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 46 54 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 49 51 Disambiguation of Bodhisattvas: 50 50
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: bodhisattva Related terms: buddha, nirvana, Mahayana, enlightenment Translations (bodhisattva): 摩訶薩埵 (Chinese Mandarin), 摩诃萨埵 (móhēsàduǒ) (Chinese Mandarin), mahasattva (Finnish), 摩訶薩 (Japanese)
Disambiguation of 'bodhisattva': 53 47

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