菩提萨埵 (菩提薩埵) pútísàduǒ

pútísàduǒ proper noun bodhisattva
Domain: Buddhism 佛教
Notes: Sanskrit equivalent: bodhisattva, Pāli: bodhisatta; literally meaning 'enlightenment being' in Sanskrit and understood to mean a being who has determined to achieve enlightenment. The Chinese term 菩薩 is an abbreviation of 菩提薩埵, which transliterates the Sanskrit term. In Theravāda Buddhism the term bodhisattva is used exclusively to refer to Śākyamuni buddha in his past lifetimes. In Mahāyāna Buddhism the term is used much more widely (BL 'bodhisattva'; FGDB '菩薩').

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