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Bodhisattva Definition


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Bodhisattva
noun
    1. Buddhism.
      A person who has reached the state of enlightenment, but who postpones entry into nirvana in order to help others.
Etymology: 19c: Sanskrit, from bodhi enlightenment + sattva existence or being.



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