菩提薩埵

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See also: 菩提萨埵

Chinese

bodhi; bodhi tree sentient beings, living things; bodhisattva
trad. (菩提薩埵) 菩提 薩埵
simp. (菩提萨埵) 菩提 萨埵

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit बोधिसत्त्व (bodhisattva, enlightened existence).

Pronunciation



Rime
Character
Reading # 1/4 2/2 1/1 1/1
Initial () (3) (7) (16) (5)
Final () (23) (39) (63) (95)
Tone (調) Level (Ø) Level (Ø) Checked (Ø) Rising (X)
Openness (開合) Open Open Open Closed
Division () I IV I I
Fanqie
Baxter bu dej sat twaX
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/buo/ /dei/ /sɑt̚/ /tuɑX/
Pan
Wuyun
/buo/ /dei/ /sɑt̚/ /tuɑX/
Shao
Rongfen
/bo/ /dɛi/ /sɑt̚/ /tuɑX/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/bɔ/ /dɛj/ /sat̚/ /twaX/
Li
Rong
/bo/ /dei/ /sɑt̚/ /tuɑX/
Wang
Li
/bu/ /diei/ /sɑt̚/ /tuɑX/
Bernhard
Karlgren
/bʱuo/ /dʱiei/ /sɑt̚/ /tuɑX/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
sa duǒ
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
pou4 tai4 saat3 do2

Noun

菩提薩埵

  1. (Buddhism) bodhisattva

Synonyms

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (菩提薩埵):

See also

Japanese

Kanji in this term

Jinmeiyō
だい
Grade: 5
さち > さっ
Jinmeiyō

Hyōgai
kan'yōon goon kan'on

Etymology

From Middle Chinese 菩提薩埵 (MC bu dej sat twaX), itself a transliteration of Sanskrit बोधिसत्त्व (bodhisattva, enlightened existence).[1]

Equivalent to 菩提 (bodai, bodhi, enlightenment) +‎ 薩埵 (satta, being).

Noun

()(だい)(さっ)() (bodai-satta

  1. (Buddhism) a bodhisattva
    Synonym: 菩薩 (bosatsu)

See also

References

  1. ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. ^ Mark Hosak, Walter Luebeck (2006) The Big Book of Reiki Symbols: The Spiritual Transition of Symbols and Mantras of the Usui System of Natural Healing, illustrated edition, Lotus Press, →ISBN, page 304