Mahasattva

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Noun 1.1.1 Etymology 1.1.2 Synonyms 1.1.3 Translations 1.2 See also

English

Noun

Mahasattva (plural Mahasattvas)

1. A bodhisattva.
2. A "great bodhisattva", one explicitly defined by their devotion to salvation of all beings through bodhicitta.

Etymology

From the Sanskrit, meaning "great-being".

Synonyms

• bodhisattva

Translations

Chinese: 摩訶薩埵

See also

• buddha
• nirvana
• Mahayana
• enlightenment