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four
big; great; huge
big; great; huge; large; major; wide; deep; oldest; eldest; doctor
 
bodhisattva; kind-hearted person; kind and charitable person
trad. (四大菩薩) 菩薩
simp. (四大菩萨) 菩萨

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四大菩薩

  1. (Buddhism) The four major Bodhisattvas in Chinese Buddhism; viz. Mañjuśrī, Samantabhadra, Avalokiteshvara, and Kṣitigarbha.