1) Avalokiteshvara 2) Avalokitesvara 3) Boddhisatva 4) Bosatsu 5) Maitreya
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1) Boddhisatva 2) Buddhist title 3) Deity 4) Divinity 5) Immortal
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In Buddhism, a bodhisattva (बोधिसत्त्व bodhisattva; बोधिसत्त bodhisatta) is an enlightenment (bodhi) being (sattva). Traditionally, a bodhisattva is anyone who, motivated by great compassion, has generated bodhicitta, which is a spontaneous wish to attain Buddhahood for the benefit of all sentient beings. Accord...
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• (n.) Alt. of Bodhisattwa
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Enlightenment being. Person who strives for Buddhahood in order to be of utmost benefit to all SENTIENT BEINGS. 1. General, someone who has taken the Bodhisattva-vows. 2. More specific, being who has taken that vow and also has attained spontaneous BODHICITTA.
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in Buddhism, one who seeks awakening (bodhi)—hence, an individual on the path to becoming a buddha.[28 related articles]
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In Mahayana Buddhism, someone who has reached enlightenment but has chosen to remain on the human plane in order to help other living beings. A bodhisattva is free to enter
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A being who has developed the aspiration to attain the state of Buddhahood and devotes his life to the task of achieving it for the sake of all sentient beings.
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From Buddhism, a person who seeks enlightenment for the good of, and motivated by a compassion for, other people. In Western thinking we could see this to be similar to Maslow's notion of 'trancendence' in the pursuit of self-actualization, notably helping others to self-actualize. Not an easy concept to explain; in the spectrum of human behaviour ...
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A Bodhisattva is someone who has transmuted his personal human nature and raised it into impersonality.
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One who has attained enlightenment but rather then move on to Nirvana waits to aid others in their quest for enlightenment.
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(Bodhissata) One destined for enlightenment in the Buddhist tradition. In Theravada Buddhism, it is one on the way to becoming a Buddha. In Mahayana Buddhism, there are many Bodhisattvas, and they function as embodiments of ideals like compassion. One of the greatest bodhisattvas in Mahayana Buddhism is Avalokiteshvara, the bodhisattva of co...
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n] - Buddhist worthy of nirvana who postpones it to help others
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Boddhisatva noun Buddhist worthy of Nirvana who postpones it to help others
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(Skr.) 'Existence (sattva) in a state of wisdom (bodhi)', such as was attained by Gautama Buddha (s.v.); a Buddhist wise and holy man. -- K.F.L.
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In Mahayana Buddhism, someone who has reached enlightenment but has chosen to remain on the human plane in order to help other living beings. A bodhisattva is free to enter nirvana but voluntarily chooses to be reborn until all other beings have attained that state. Bodhisattvas are seen as intercessors to whom believers may pray for help
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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. Cf. Arhat.
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One destined to become a buddha (enlightened one); a person who has achieved enlightenment, but who defers achieving nirvana in order to help others achieve it.
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