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English
Etymology
From Sanskrit महासत्त्व (mahāsattva, “a great creature, great being”).
Noun
mahasattva (plural mahasattvas)
- A bodhisattva who attains a high degree on the path of consciousness awakening.
- A "great bodhisattva", one explicitly defined by their devotion to salvation of all beings through bodhicitta.
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Translations
bodhisattva
- Chinese:
- Mandarin: 摩訶薩埵 / 摩诃萨埵 (móhēsàduǒ)
- Finnish: mahasattva
- Japanese: 摩訶薩
- Korean: please add this translation if you can
- Marathi: महासत्त्व (mahāsattva)
- Russian: please add this translation if you can
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