bodhisatta

Pali

Alternative forms

Etymology

From bodhi (“enlightenment”) +‎ satta (“being”). Compare Sanskrit बोधिसत्त्व (bodhisattva).

Noun

bodhisatta m

  1. (Buddhism) bodhisattva (one destined to reach enlightenment)
    amhākaṃ Bodhisatto ― our Bodhisattva; Gautama Buddha

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