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Definition of Bodhisattva

1. Noun. Buddhist worthy of nirvana who postpones it to help others.

Definition of Bodhisattva

1. Noun. (Buddhism) An person,generally who has taken specific lay or monastic vows; is on the road to perfect knowledge; specifically, one who foregoes personal nirvana in order to help others achieve enlightenment. ¹

2. Noun. (Buddhism) An enlightened being existing in a form of existence beyond the ordinary forms of physical reality understood and acknowledged by Western 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. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Bodhisattva

1. [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Bodhisattva

Literary usage of Bodhisattva

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Buddhist Art in India by Albert Grünwedel (1901)
"The worship of Maitreya must have been fully developed even in the fifth century, for the Chinese pilgrims know a set form of prayer to the bodhisattva. ..."

2. Outlines of Mahaŷâna Buddhism by Daisetz Teitaro Suzuki (1907)
"THE bodhisattva. 1VT EXT to the conception of Buddha, what is important in Mahayana Buddhism is that of bodhisattva (intelligence-being) and of that which ..."

3. A Catalogue of the Chinese Translation of the Buddhist Tripitaka, the Sacred by Bunyiu Nanjio (1883)
"Composed by the bodhisattva Devala (or Deva ?). Translated by T&o-thai, ... Ä^'-yuen-lu, fasc. 9, fol. 9 b; Cone. 245. Composed by the bodhisattva ..."

4. Sacred Books of the East: Comprising the Vedic Hymns, Zend-Avesta by Epiphanius Wilson, Aśvaghoṣa, Samuel Beal, Friedrich Max Müller, James Darmesteter, George Sale, Dharmaraksha (1900)
"bodhisattva silent and quiet in the midst remained, his countenance as bright as heretofore, unchanged; like the great lion-king placed amongst all the ..."

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