1.
[syn: Bodhisattva, Boddhisatva]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
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.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Bodhisattva
n 1: Buddhist worthy of nirvana who postpones it to help others
[syn: Bodhisattva, Boddhisatva]