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bodhisattva
noun
(
plural
bodhisattvas
)
The Shakyamuni Buddha, as he was before his enlightenment in nirvana.
In Mahayana Buddhism, any being who has forestalled their enlightenment until they have completed a vow to bring all other beings into nirvana through the realization of sunyata and the practice of the six perfections.
In Theravada Buddhism, the Buddha Maitreya, from now until his enlightenment.
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From the Sanskrit, meaning "enlightening-being"
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