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Definition of Bodhisattvas

Bodhisattva
Bodhisat Bo"dhi*sat, Bodhisattva Bo`dhi*satt"va, Bodhisattwa Bo`dhi*satt"wa, n. [Skr. b[=o]dhisattva (perh. through Pali b[=o]dhisatt[=o]); fr. b[=o]dhi knowledge, enlightenment + sattva being, essence.] (Buddhism) One who has reached the highest degree of saintship, so that in his next incarnation he will be a Buddha, or savior of the world. -- Bo"dhi*sat`ship, n.

Meaning of Bodhisattvas from wikipedia

- the bodhisattva is mainly seen as an exceptional and rare individual. Only a few select individuals are ultimately able to become bodhisattvas, such...
- and analysis Buddhas and Bodhisattvas in Mahayana Buddhism Arahants, Buddhas and Bodhisattvas by Bhikkhu Bodhi The Bodhisattva Ideal in Theravāda Theory...
- displays Guanyin, or other buddhas and bodhisattvas, flanked with the above-mentioned warriors, but as bodhisattvas who protect the temple and the faith...
- spiritual perfection, to be placed in the service of others. In particular, bodhisattvas promise to practice the six perfections of giving, moral discipline,...
- good works to all beings during Buddhist liturgies. Like all important bodhisattvas, several mantras are ****ociated with Samantabhadra. One of these is drawn...
- Nīlakaṇṭha Dhāraṇī, possibly as forms of Avalokiteshvara or as ****ociated bodhisattvas (the text is not clear, though traditionally these have been interpreted...
- remnants of reverence for bodhisattvas has continued in some of these regions. The following is a non-exhaustive list of bodhisattvas primarily respected in...
- a Vajrayana Buddhist tradition, the major bodhisattvas are these "eight great bodhisattvas". The bodhisattva Prajñāpāramitā-devi is a female personification...
- jewel to light up the darkness. Kṣitigarbha is one of the four prin****l bodhisattvas along with Samantabhadra, Manjusri, and Avalokiteśvara (Guanyin) in East...
- Bodhisattvabhūmi also includes another set of specific precepts for monastic bodhisattvas. The earliest translation of this text (in Chinese, Taisho no. 30) has...