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Definition: Bodhisattwa
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.]