"摩訶薩" meaning in Chinese

See 摩訶薩 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /mu̯ɔ³⁵ xɤ⁵⁵ sä⁵¹/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA, standard], /mu̯ɔ³⁵ xɤ⁵⁵ sä⁵¹/ Chinese transliterations: móhēsà [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄇㄛˊ ㄏㄜ ㄙㄚˋ [Mandarin, bopomofo], móhēsà [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin, standard], ㄇㄛˊ ㄏㄜ ㄙㄚˋ [Mandarin, bopomofo, standard], móhesà [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin, standard], mo²-ho¹-sa⁴ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles, standard], mwó-hē-sà [Mandarin, Yale, standard], mohesah [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin, standard], мохэса [Mandarin, Palladius, standard], moxɛsa [Mandarin, Palladius, standard] Forms: 摩诃萨
Etymology: Short for 摩訶薩埵/摩诃萨埵 (móhēsàduǒ) from Sanskrit महासत्त्व (mahāsattva, “great creature; great being”). Etymology templates: {{zh-etym-short|摩訶薩埵}} Short for 摩訶薩埵/摩诃萨埵 (móhēsàduǒ), {{bor|zh|sa|महासत्त्व||great creature; great being}} Sanskrit महासत्त्व (mahāsattva, “great creature; great being”) Head templates: {{head|zh|noun}} 摩訶薩
  1. (Buddhism) bodhisattva
    Sense id: en-摩訶薩-zh-noun--iNugVEg Categories (other): Buddhism, Chinese entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Chinese entries with incorrect language header: 52 48 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 37 63 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 59 41 Topics: Buddhism, lifestyle, religion
  2. (Buddhism) mahasattva, a "great bodhisattva", one explicitly defined by their devotion to bodhicitta
    Sense id: en-摩訶薩-zh-noun-LgYkU4Dm Categories (other): Buddhism, Chinese entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of Chinese entries with incorrect language header: 52 48 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 37 63 Topics: Buddhism, lifestyle, religion
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: 菩薩 (púsà), 菩萨 (púsà), 摩訶薩埵 (móhēsàduǒ), 摩诃萨埵 (móhēsàduǒ), 菩提薩埵 (pútísàduǒ), 菩提萨埵 (pútísàduǒ)
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