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bodhisattva

bo·dhi·satt·va [ bdi sútvə ] (plural bo·dhi·satt·vas)


noun 
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Buddhist deity: in Buddhism, a deity or being who has attained enlightenment worthy of nirvana but who remains in the human world to help others

[Early 19th century. < Sanskrit bodhi "perfect knowledge" + sattva "being, reality"]
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