mahasattva

English

Etymology

(deprecated template usage) [etyl] Sanskrit महासत्त्व (mahāsattva, “a great creature, great being”)

Noun

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

• bodhisattva

Translations

Translations

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: ^{(please verify)} 摩訶薩埵／摩诃萨埵 (móhēsàduǒ)

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See also

• buddha
• nirvana
• Mahayana
• enlightenment