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boddhisatva

/ˌbəʊ.dɪˈsæt.və/

Traduction: Terme bouddhique désignant un être éveillé digne du nirvana, mais qui retarde son entrée dans celui-ci afin d'aider les autres à atteindre l'illumination.

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noun

C1formalcommon/ˌbəʊ.dɪˈsæt.və/

nom propre

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

  • 🇫🇷Terme bouddhique désignant un être éveillé digne du nirvana, mais qui retarde son entrée dans celui-ci afin d'aider les autres à atteindre l'illumination.
  1. Enlightened being C1 formal

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

    • 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.

    🇫🇷Bodhisattva

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  • boddhisatva's possessive singular form