mahasattva
Meaning
Noun
- 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.
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Origin
- Sanskrit महासत्त्व ("a great creature, great being")
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