Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mahasattva

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ma-hasatt-va
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A bodhisattva who attains a high degree on the path of consciousness awakening.

noun

A "great bodhisattva", one explicitly defined by their devotion to salvation of all beings through bodhicitta.

Etymology

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

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: महासत्त्व

Inflected Forms

mahasattvas (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

buddha nirvana Mahayana enlightenment

Synonyms

bodhisattva

Questions

What does mahasattva mean?
A bodhisattva who attains a high degree on the path of consciousness awakening.
Where does mahasattva come from?
It is traced to Sanskrit.

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