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bodhisattva

UK //ˌbəʊdɪˈsɑːtvə//US //ˌboʊdɪˈsɑːtvə//

词源

源自梵语 बोधिसत्त्व (bodhisattva),由 bodhi(觉悟)和 sattva(存在、众生)组成,字面意为‘觉悟的有情’或‘追求觉悟者’。

noun

❶ 菩萨,佛教中指发愿普度众生、追求觉悟的修行者,他们推迟自己的涅槃以帮助他人解脱苦难。

“The bodhisattva vowed to save all sentient beings before attaining enlightenment.”

(这位菩萨发愿在成佛前要救度一切众生。)

“Avalokiteshvara is a famous bodhisattva associated with compassion.”

(观世音菩萨是一位以慈悲闻名的菩萨。)

同义词:enlightened being, saint, compassionate one

常见短语

Bodhisattva vow — 菩萨誓愿,指修行者发愿帮助一切众生解脱苦难的庄严承诺,是大乘佛教的核心精神。

“She took the Bodhisattva vow to work for the benefit of all beings.”

(她发下菩萨誓愿,要为利益一切众生而修行。)