bodhisattva

Fetched 2026-10-26 (cache).

Synonyms: boddhisattva, bodhisatta, boddhisatva, bodhisattvas

Antonyms: boddhisattva, bodhisatta, boddhisatva, bodhisattvas

Related words from Datamuse; suggestions, not definitions.

Noun

1. {{lb|en|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]].
2. {{lb|en|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.

Source: Wiktionary · CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wiktionary dump) · cached copy, not a rewrite.