Bodhisattva
Meaning of Bodhisattva
noun
- A person who has taken specific lay or monastic vows and who is on the road to perfect knowledge; specifically, one who foregoes personal nirvana in order to help others achieve enlightenment.
- An enlightened being existing in a form of existence beyond the ordinary forms of physical reality understood and acknowledged by scientific thought, resembling the Western notion of angels, but with a wealth of its own nuances and expectations. These include the compassionate working for enlightenment of all sentient beings.
Information about Bodhisattva
- It is a name.
- The plural form of Bodhisattva is: Bodhisattvas.
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Hyphenation of Bodhisattva
Bod-hisattva
- It consists of 2 syllables and 11 chars.
- Bodhisattva is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables
Words that rhyme with Bodhisattva
amritattva, boddhisattva, bodhisattva, sattva, tattva
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