Meanings
nounmahasattva (plural mahasattvas)
plural mahasattvas
- A bodhisattva who attains a high degree on the path of consciousness awakening.
- A "great bodhisattva", one explicitly defined by their devotion to salvation of all beings through bodhicitta.
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Origin
- Sanskritमहासत्त्व“a great creature, great being”
- Englishmahasattva
From Sanskrit महासत्त्व (mahāsattva, “a great creature, great being”).
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Chinese Mandarin 摩訶薩埵 /摩诃萨埵
- 摩訶薩埵 /摩诃萨埵 (móhēsàduǒ)bodhisattva
Finnish mahasattva
- mahasattvabodhisattva
Japanese 摩訶薩
- 摩訶薩bodhisattva
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