Bodhisattva

Bodhisattva
Bodhisat Bo"dhi*sat, ||Bodhisattva Bo`dhi*satt"va, ||Bodhisattwa Bo`dhi*satt"wa, n. [Skr. b[=o]dhisattva (perh. through Pali b[=o]dhisatt[=o]); fr. b[=o]dhi knowledge, enlightenment + sattva being, essence.] (Buddhism) One who has reached the highest degree of saintship, so that in his next incarnation he will be a Buddha, or savior of the world. -- {Bo"dhi*sat`ship}, n. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

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  • Bodhisattva — 1828, from Sanskrit, lit. one whose essence is perfect knowledge, from bodhi perfect knowledge (see BUDDHA (Cf. Buddha)) + sattva reality, being …   Etymology dictionary

  • bodhisattva — s. m. Para os budistas, homem que, tendo alcançado o estado de perfeição, será dispensado de renascer.   ‣ Etimologia: palavra sânscrita …   Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa

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  • bodhisattva — [bō΄di sut′və, bō΄disät′və] n. [Sans, lit., one enlightened in essence < bodhi, enlightenment (< IE base * bheudh , to be alert, recognize > OE beodan, to command: see BID1) + sattva, being, existence (< IE * sent , part. stem of base …   English World dictionary

  • Bodhisattva — In the Buddhist context, a bodhisattva ( sa. बोधिसत्त्व, IAST|bodhisattva ; bo|t=བྱང་ཆུབ་སེམས་དཔའ་|w=byang chub sems dpa; Vietnamese: Bồ Tát ; pi. बोधिसत्त, IAST|bodhisatta ; Thai: โพธิสัตว์, phothisat ; zh stp|t=菩薩|s=菩萨|p=púsà) means either… …   Wikipedia

  • Bodhisattva — Darstellung eines sitzenden Bodhisattva (Japan, Asuka, 7. Jh.) Bodhisattva (Sanskrit, m., बोधिसत्त्व, bodhisattva; von Bodhi [„Erleuchtung“ oder „Erwachen“] und Sattva [„Wesen“]) bedeutet „Erleuchtungswesen“ (Pali: bodhisatta). Im Mahayana… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Bodhisattva — /boh deuh sut veuh/, n. Buddhism. a person who has attained prajna, or Enlightenment, but who postpones Nirvana in order to help others to attain Enlightenment: individual Bodhisattvas are the subjects of devotion in certain sects and are often… …   Universalium

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