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mahasattva

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From Sanskrit महासत्त्व (mahāsattva, “a great creature, great being”).

noun mahasattvas

A bodhisattva who attains a high degree on the path of consciousness awakening.
A "great bodhisattva", one explicitly defined by their devotion to salvation of all beings through bodhicitta.

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noun bodhisattva

日本語	摩訶薩
中文	摩訶薩埵 /摩诃萨埵 móhēsàduǒ

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@misc{mahasattva_2026,
  title = {mahasattva},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/mahasattva},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}