Bồ Tát

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Vietnamese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 菩薩, from Chinese 菩薩／菩萨 (púsà, “bodhisattva”). While there are many bodhisattvas, the Bodhisattva remains Quan Âm (“Avalokiteshvara; Guanyin”). Compare Phật (“a buddha; the Buddha”) and Chúa (“a lord; the Lord”).

Pronunciation

Noun

Bồ Tát

  1. Alternative letter-case form of bồ tát (“a bodhisattva”)

Proper noun

Bồ Tát

  1. Synonym of Quan Âm (“Avalokiteshvara; Guanyin”)
    hiền như Bồ Tát
    as merciful as the Bodhisattva
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