mahasattva

English

Etymology

From Sanskrit महासत्त्व (mahāsattva, “a great creature, great being”).

Noun

mahasattva (plural mahasattvas)

1. A bodhisattva who attains a high degree on the path of consciousness awakening.
2. A "great bodhisattva", one explicitly defined by their devotion to salvation of all beings through bodhicitta.

Synonyms

• bodhisattva

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

See also

• buddha
• nirvana
• Mahayana
• enlightenment