摩訶薩
Chinese edit
phonetic | ||||
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trad. (摩訶薩) | 摩 | 訶 | 薩 | |
simp. (摩诃萨) | 摩 | 诃 | 萨 |
Etymology edit
Short for 摩訶薩埵/摩诃萨埵 (móhēsàduǒ) from Sanskrit महासत्त्व (mahāsattva, “great creature; great being”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
摩訶薩
- (Buddhism) bodhisattva
- (Buddhism) mahasattva, a "great bodhisattva", one explicitly defined by their devotion to bodhicitta