boddhisatva

• 佛教术语。指发愿上求佛道、下化众生，虽已能证得涅槃却为救度众生而推迟成佛的修行者。

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

专有名词

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.

   觉有情

   • 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.