Associations to the word «Bodhisattva»

BODHISATTVA, noun. (Buddhism) 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.

BODHISATTVA, noun. (Buddhism) 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.

BODHISATTVA VOWS, noun. Affirmations, similar to an oath, aligning an individual with the specific set of rules of conduct consistent with a specific Bodhisattva tradition (similar to Catholic or Anglican order) within Buddhism, by which the individual transforms and sanctifies their ontological status in the style of the corresponding tradition.

BODHISATTVA, noun. Buddhist worthy of nirvana who postpones it to help others.