摩訶薩埵
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See also: 摩诃萨埵
Chinese[edit]
phonetic | |||
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trad. (摩訶薩埵) | 摩訶 | 薩埵 | |
simp. (摩诃萨埵) | 摩诃 | 萨埵 |
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Sanskrit महासत्त्व (mahāsattva, “great creature; great being”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
摩訶薩埵
- (Buddhism) bodhisattva
- (Buddhism) mahasattva, a "great bodhisattva", one explicitly defined by their devotion to bodhicitta
Synonyms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
References[edit]
- Ding, Fubao (丁福保) (1922), “摩訶薩埵” in 佛學大辭典 [A Dictionary of Chinese Buddhist Terms].
Japanese[edit]
Kanji in this term | |||
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摩 | 訶 | 薩 | 埵 |
ま Grade: S |
か Hyōgaiji |
さち > さっ Jinmeiyō |
た Hyōgaiji |
goon |
Etymology[edit]
From Middle Chinese 摩訶薩埵 (MC ma xa sat twaX), itself a transliteration of Sanskrit महासत्त्व (mahāsattva, “great creature; great being”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
- (Buddhism) Synonym of 摩訶薩 (makasatsu): a great bodhisattva
See also[edit]
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