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Bodhisattva (iou)



Bodhisattva noun. E19.
[Sanskrit = a person whose essence is perfect knowledge, from bodhi perfect knowledge (from budh- know: see BUDDHA) + sattva being, reality.]
Buddhism. In Mahayana Buddhism, a person who is near to attaining nirvana but delays doing so because of compassion for human suffering. In Theravada Buddhism, the future Buddha.