| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| bodhisattva |
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| SYLLABICATION: | bo·dhi·satt·va |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  b  d -s t v |
| NOUN: | Buddhism An enlightened being who, out of compassion, forgoes nirvana in order to save others. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Sanskrit bodhisattva , one whose essence is enlightenment : bodhi, perfect knowledge; see bheudh- in Appendix I + sattvam, essence, being (from sat-, existing; see es- in Appendix I).
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