boddhisatva

• Término budista para un ser iluminado que es digno del nirvana, pero retrasa alcanzarlo para ayudar a otros a obtener la liberación.

A Buddhist term for an enlightened being who is worthy of nirvana but chooses to postpone it in order to help others achieve liberation.

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1. Enlightened beingC1formal

   In Buddhism, a person who is on the path to Buddhahood and compassionately delays their own entry into nirvana to help others achieve enlightenment.

   Bodhisattva

   • The bodhisattva vowed to remain in the world until all beings are saved.
   • Many Mahayana Buddhists aspire to become a bodhisattva.
   • The story of the bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara is well known.