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BODHISATTVA
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Buddhist worthy of nirvana who postpones it to help others
Synonyms:
Boddhisatva; Bodhisattva
Classified under:
Instance hypernyms:
deity; divinity; god; immortal (any supernatural being worshipped as controlling some part of the world or some aspect of life or who is the personification of a force)
Instance hyponyms:
Maitreya (the Bodhisattva who is to appear as a Buddha 5000 years after the death of Gautama)
Avalokiteshvara; Avalokitesvara (a male Bodhisattva; widely associated with various gods and people)
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