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Bodhisattva

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Noun

1. boddhisatva, bodhisattva

Buddhist worthy of nirvana who postpones it to help others

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Bodhisattva

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noun
(in Mahayana Buddhism) a divine being worthy of nirvana who remains on the human plane to help men to salvation
Compare arhat

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Bodhisattva

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noun
Buddhism
a person who has achieved great moral and spiritual wisdom and is a potential Buddha, esp. such a person who rejects nirvana in order to assist suffering mankind

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Bodhisattva

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n.
Buddhism
An enlightened being who, out of compassion, forgoes nirvana in order to save others.

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