mahasattva

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

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


bodhisattva

Borrowed from Sanskrit बोधिसत्त्व (bodhisattva, “enlightened existence”).

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bodhisattva

Kimi was a true bodhisattva, and her English skills were excellent.

2021, Ruth Ozeki, The Book of Form and Emptiness, Canongate Books (2022), page 414

(Buddhism) A person who has taken specific lay or monastic vows and who is on the road to perfect knowledge; specifically, one who foregoes personal nirvana in order to help others achieve enlightenment.


Maitreya

Transliteration of Sanskrit मैत्रेय (maitreya, “friendly, benevolent”).

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(Buddhism) A bodhisattva who is considered to be a future Buddha.

ဢရီႉမိတ်ႈတေႇယႃႉ

ʼǎ rḭ̂i mīt tèe yâ̰a


bodhisattva vows

Affirmations, similar to an oath, aligning a person with the specific set of rules of conduct consistent with a specific bodhisattva tradition (similar to a Catholic or Anglican order) within Buddhism, by which the person transforms and sanctifies their ontological status in the style of the corresponding tradition.


Guanyin

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觀音／观音 (Guānyīn)

(religion, Buddhism) The bodhisattva of compassion, venerated by Buddhists in East and Southeast Asia; depicted variously as male or female.

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Kannon

From Japanese 観音 (Kannon), from Middle Chinese 觀音 (MC kwan 'im), a translation of Sanskrit अवलोकितेश्वर (avalokiteśvara).

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अवलोकितेश्वर

A long time ago, Kannon, the Bodhisattva of Compassion, made a deep vow to free all beings and help us wake up to our true and luminous nature.

2021, Ruth Ozeki, The Book of Form and Emptiness, Canongate Books (2022), page 413

(religion, Buddhism) Kannon, the Japanese version of Guanyin, the Chinese translation of Avalokiteśvara, the bodhisattva of mercy and compassion.


Avalokiteshvara

From Sanskrit अवलोकितेश्वर (Avalokiteśvara, literally “Lord of Perception”).

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अवलोकितेश्वर

(Buddhism) A bodhisattva who embodies compassion.


Vajraratna

(Buddhism) a bodhisattva in Mahayana and Vajrayana Buddhism


Vajratīkṣṇa

From Sanskrit वज्रतीक्ष्ण (vajratīkṣṇa).


Supuṣpacandra

From Sanskrit सुपुष्पचन्द्र (supuṣpacandra).

सुपुष्पचन्द्र


Mandāravā

(Buddhism) A bodhisattva in Mahayana and Vajrayana Buddhism.


Akasagarbha

(Buddhism) a bodhisattva in Mahayana Buddhism


Bhaiṣajyasamudgata

From Sanskrit भैषज्यसमुद्गत (bhaiṣajyasamudgata).

भैषज्यसमुद्गत


Padmasambhāva

From Sanskrit पद्मसम्भाव (padmasambhāva).


Bhaiṣajyarāja

From Sanskrit भैषज्यराज (bhaiṣajyarāja).


Samantabhadra

From Sanskrit समन्तभद्र (samantabhadra).


Viśiṣṭacāritra

From Sanskrit विशिष्टचारित्र (viśiṣṭacāritra).

विशिष्टचारित्र


Supratiṣṭhitacāritra

From Sanskrit सुप्रतिष्ठितचारित्र (supratiṣṭhitacāritra).

सुप्रतिष्ठितचारित्र


Mahāsthāmaprāpta

From Sanskrit महास्थामप्राप्त (mahāsthāmaprāpta).

महास्थामप्राप्त


Kṣitigarbha

From Sanskrit क्षितिगर्भ (kṣitigarbha), literally “earth-womb”.


Viśuddhacāritra

From Sanskrit विशुद्धचारित्र (viśuddhacāritra).

विशुद्धचारित्र


Vairocana

(Buddhism) a celestial Buddha in Mahayana Buddhism


Bhaiṣajyaguru

From Sanskrit भैषज्यगुरु (bhaiṣajyaguru).


Candraprabha

From Sanskrit चन्द्रप्रभ (candraprabha).

Coordinate term: Sūryaprabha


Vajrapāramitā

From Sanskrit वज्रपारमिता (vajrapāramitā).


Sūryaprabha

Coordinate term: Candraprabha


Jambhala

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit जम्भल (jambhala).

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(Buddhism) a deity in Mahayana and Vajrayana Buddhism


Battabara

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit बत्तबर (battabara).


Virūpa

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit विरूप (virūpa).

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(Buddhism) A mahasattva in Vajrayana Buddhism.


Akṣayamati

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit अक्षयमति (akṣayamati).


Sadāparibhūta

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit सदापरिभूत (sadāparibhūta).


Cintāmaṇicakra

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit चिन्तामणिचक्र (cintāmaṇicakra).

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चिन्तामणिचक्र


Anantacaritra

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit अनन्तचारित्र (anantacāritra).

अनन्तचारित्र


Aryadeva

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit अर्यदेव (aryadeva).


Sarvanivāraṇaviṣkambhin

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit सर्वनिवारणविष्कम्भिन् (sarvanivāraṇaviṣkambhin).

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सर्वनिवारणविष्कम्भिन्


Mahāmāyūrī

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit महामायूरी विद्याराज्ञी (mahāmāyūrī vidyārājñī, “great peacock”), from मह (maha) + मयूर (mayūra).

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महामायूरी विद्याराज्ञी


Kurukullā

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit कुरुकुल्ला (kurukullā).


Mahāpratisarā

Transliteration of Sanskrit महाप्रतिसरा (mahāpratisarā).