A person who has generated spontaneous bodhichitta but who has not yet become a Buddha. From the moment a practitioner generates a non-artificial, or spontaneous, bodhichitta, he or she becomes a Bodh [..]

1828, from Sanskrit, literally "one whose essence is perfect knowledge," from bodhi "perfect knowledge" (see Buddha) + sattva "reality, being."

in the Buddhist religion, a person who has achieved the highest spiritual enlightenment, but who postpones nirvana in order to help others.

A bodhisattva (or bosatsu in Japanese) is one on the path to enlightenment, one who is enlightened, or one who enlightens others (Aikten). Traditionally the bodhisattva postpones his or her entrance i [..]

(菩薩). A bodhi being who is resolved to attain anuttara-samyak-saṁbodhi, to benefit himself and others. Riding the Great Vehicle (Mahāyāna

One who has attained enlightenment but rather then move on to Nirvana waits to aid others in their quest for enlightenment.

destined for enlightenment but wants to take all beings along

(n) Buddhist worthy of nirvana who postpones it to help others

(Sanskrit बोधिसत्त्व) Literally, the Sankrit term bodhi means enlightenment or wisdom, while sattva means essence or goodness; therefore, the term bodhisattva

One who follows the career of a Buddha