mahasattva

Definition from Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jump to: navigation, search

Contents

English [edit]

Etymology [edit]

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

Noun [edit]

mahasattva (plural mahasattvas)

  1. A bodhisattva who attains a high degree on the path of consciousness awakening.
  2. A "great bodhisattva", one explicitly defined by their devotion to salvation of all beings through bodhicitta.

Synonyms [edit]

Translations [edit]

Translations

See also [edit]

Retrieved from "http://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=mahasattva&oldid=20560062"