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BODHISATTVA

• BODHISATTVA (noun)
The noun BODHISATTVA has 1 sense:

1. Buddhist worthy of Nirvana who postpones it to help others

Familiarity information: BODHISATTVA used as a noun is very rare.

• BODHISATTVA (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

Buddhist worthy of Nirvana who postpones it to help others

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Boddhisatva; Bodhisattva

Instance hypernyms:

deity; divinity; god; immortal (any supernatural being worshipped as controlling some part of the world or some aspect of life or who is the personification of a force)

Instance hyponyms:

Maitreya (the Bodhisattva who is to appear as a Buddha 5000 years after the death of Gautama)

Avalokiteshvara; Avalokitesvara (a male Bodhisattva; widely associated with various gods and people)

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