菩薩

Chinese

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Definitions
  • (Buddhism) bodhisattva
  • (figurative) kind-hearted person; kind and charitable person

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit बोधिसत्त्व (enlightened existence) borrowed from Pali bodhisatta.

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Pali

bodhisatta

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