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Definition of: bodhisattva
(bō′di·sat′wə) noun
In Buddhism, a candidate for Buddhaship; one who, by his virtues and meditations, is held to be a future Buddha or savior of the world. [<Skt. <bodhi knowledge + sattva essence]
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