"bodhisattva" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /boʊ̯diːˈsʌtvə/, /boʊ̯diːˈsɑtvə/ Audio: en-us-bodhisattva.ogg Forms: bodhisattvas [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Sanskrit बोधिसत्त्व (bodhisattva, “enlightened existence”). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*bʰewdʰ-|*h₁es-}}, {{root|en|sa|बुध्|अस्}}, {{bor|en|sa|बोधिसत्त्व||enlightened existence}} Sanskrit बोधिसत्त्व (bodhisattva, “enlightened existence”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} bodhisattva (plural bodhisattvas)
  1. (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. Categories (topical): Buddhism, Bodhisattvas, People
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  2. (Buddhism) An enlightened being existing in a form of existence beyond the ordinary forms of physical reality understood and acknowledged by scientific thought, resembling the Western notion of angels, but with a wealth of its own nuances and expectations. These include the compassionate working for enlightenment of all sentient beings. Categories (topical): Buddhism, People
    Sense id: en-bodhisattva-en-noun-Yuq7Vc2d Disambiguation of People: 52 48 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 52 48 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 53 47 Topics: Buddhism, lifestyle, religion
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: mahasattva, boddhisatva, bodhisvatta Derived forms: bodhisattva vows Translations (bodhisattva): بُودِيسَاتْفَا (bodisatvā) [feminine] (Arabic), বোধিসত্ত্ব (bōdhiśotto) (Bengali), ဗောဓိသတ် (bau:dhi.sat) (Burmese), бодисада (bodisada) (Buryat), 菩薩 (Chinese Mandarin), 菩萨 (púsà) (Chinese Mandarin), 菩提薩埵 (Chinese Mandarin), 菩提萨埵 (pútísàduǒ) (Chinese Mandarin), bodhisatvo (Esperanto), bodhisattva (Finnish), bodhisattva [masculine] (French), ბოდჰისატვა (bodhisaṭva) (Georgian), Bodhisattva [masculine] (German), μποντισάτβα (bontisátva) [masculine] (Greek), बोधिसत्त्व (bodhisattva) [masculine] (Hindi), bódhiszattva (Hungarian), bodhisatwa (Indonesian), 菩薩 (bosatsu) (alt: ぼさつ) (Japanese), бодьсдь (bodʹsdʹ) (Kalmyk), бодхисаттва (bodxisattva) (Kazakh), ពោធិសត្វ (pootʰiʔsat) (Khmer), 보살 (bosal) (alt: 菩薩) (Korean), ພະໂພທິສັດ (pha phō thi sat) (Lao), ໂພທິສັດ (phō thi sat) (Lao), bodhisatwa (Malay), ᠪᠣᡩᡳᠰᠠᡨᡠ (bodisatu) (Manchu), बोधिसत्त्व (bodhisattva) (Marathi), бодьсадва (bodʹsadva) (Mongolian), bodhisatta [masculine] (Pali), بوداسف (budâsef) (Persian), بوذاسف (buzâsaf) (Persian), bodhisattva [feminine, masculine] (Portuguese), бодхиса́ттва (bodxisáttva) [masculine] (Russian), бодхиса́тва (bodxisátva) [masculine] (Russian), бодиса́тва (bodisátva) [masculine] (Russian), बोधिसत्त्व (bodhisattva) [masculine] (Sanskrit), බෝධිසත්ත්ව (bōdhisattwa) (Sinhalese), bodhisattva [feminine, masculine] (Spanish), พระโพธิสัตว์ (prá-poo-tí-sàt) (Thai), โพธิสัตว์ (poo-tí-sàt) (Thai), བྱང་ཆུབ་སེམས་དཔའ (byang chub sems dpa') (Tibetan), bodʰisattu (Tocharian A), بۇدساتۋا (budsatwa) (Uyghur), bồ tát (alt: 菩薩) (Vietnamese)
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      "word": "菩薩"
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      "sense": "bodhisattva",
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      "roman": "pútísàduǒ",
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      "word": "菩提萨埵"
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      "word": "ბოდჰისატვა"
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      "word": "бодхисаттва"
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      "roman": "pha phō thi sat",
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      "sense": "bodhisattva",
      "word": "ໂພທິສັດ"
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      "roman": "bodisatu",
      "sense": "bodhisattva",
      "word": "ᠪᠣᡩᡳᠰᠠᡨᡠ"
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      "code": "mr",
      "lang": "Marathi",
      "roman": "bodhisattva",
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      "word": "बोधिसत्त्व"
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      "lang": "Pali",
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      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "budâsef",
      "sense": "bodhisattva",
      "word": "بوداسف"
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      "code": "fa",
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      "sense": "bodhisattva",
      "word": "بوذاسف"
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      "code": "pt",
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      "sense": "bodhisattva",
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        "masculine"
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      "word": "bodhisattva"
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      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "bodxisáttva",
      "sense": "bodhisattva",
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      "word": "бодхиса́ттва"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "bodxisátva",
      "sense": "bodhisattva",
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      "word": "бодхиса́тва"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "bodisátva",
      "sense": "bodhisattva",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "бодиса́тва"
    },
    {
      "code": "sa",
      "lang": "Sanskrit",
      "roman": "bodhisattva",
      "sense": "bodhisattva",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "बोधिसत्त्व"
    },
    {
      "code": "si",
      "lang": "Sinhalese",
      "roman": "bōdhisattwa",
      "sense": "bodhisattva",
      "word": "බෝධිසත්ත්ව"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "bodhisattva",
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        "masculine"
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      "word": "bodhisattva"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "prá-poo-tí-sàt",
      "sense": "bodhisattva",
      "word": "พระโพธิสัตว์"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "poo-tí-sàt",
      "sense": "bodhisattva",
      "word": "โพธิสัตว์"
    },
    {
      "code": "bo",
      "lang": "Tibetan",
      "roman": "byang chub sems dpa'",
      "sense": "bodhisattva",
      "word": "བྱང་ཆུབ་སེམས་དཔའ"
    },
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      "code": "xto",
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      "sense": "bodhisattva",
      "word": "bodʰisattu"
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      "code": "ug",
      "lang": "Uyghur",
      "roman": "budsatwa",
      "sense": "bodhisattva",
      "word": "بۇدساتۋا"
    },
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      "alt": "菩薩",
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "bodhisattva",
      "word": "bồ tát"
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    "Hanoi",
    "Hà Nam Province",
    "Vietnam",
    "Vietnam National Museum of Fine Arts",
    "bodhisattva"
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  "word": "bodhisattva"
}

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