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noun 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 represented in painting and sculpture.
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| Bodhisattva (ˌbəʊdɪˈsætvə, -wə, ˌbɒd-, ˌbəʊdiːˈsʌtvə) | |
| —n | |
| Compare arhat (in Mahayana Buddhism) a divine being worthy of nirvana who remains on the human plane to help men to salvation | |
| [Sanskrit, literally: one whose essence is enlightenment, from bodhi enlightenment + sattva essence] | |
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Bodhisattva
1828, from Skt., lit. "one whose essence is perfect knowledge," from bodhi "perfect knowledge" (see Buddha) + sattva "reality, being."
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