mahasattva
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Sanskrit महासत्त्व (mahāsattva, “a great creature, great being”).
Noun
[edit]mahasattva (plural mahasattvas)
- A bodhisattva who attains a high degree on the path of consciousness awakening.
- A "great bodhisattva", one explicitly defined by their devotion to salvation of all beings through bodhicitta.
Synonyms
[edit]Translations
[edit]bodhisattva
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