Bodhisattva
pronunciation
How to pronounce Bodhisattva in British English:
UK [ˌbɒdɪˈsɑ:tvə]
How to pronounce Bodhisattva in American English:
US [ˌboʊdɪˈsɑtvə]
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- Noun:
- Buddhist worthy of nirvana who postpones it to help others
Word Origin
- Bodhisattva (n.)
- 1828, from Sanskrit, literally "one whose essence is perfect knowledge," from bodhi "perfect knowledge" (see Buddha) + sattva "reality, being."
Example
- 1. You may already know someone who is a bodhisattva .
- 2. Tat : but are you a bodhisattva ...... yet ?
- 3. Your mom , for example , could be a bodhisattva .
- 4. Tit : so am I supposed to feel at home here or not , if I want to be a bodhisattva ?
- 5. Ksitigarbha bodhisattva in buddhism had said : " if I do not go to hell , can who go to hell " .