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{{ETG article
|term=Bodhisattva
|person=No
|origin={{tip|Sk}}
|description=Lit., “he, whose essence (''sattva'') has become intelligence ''(bodhi'')”; those who need but one more incarnation to become perfect Buddhas, i.e., to be entitled to Nirvâna. This, as applied to ''Manushi ''(terrestrial) Buddhas. In the metaphysical sense, ''Bodhisattva ''is a title given to the sons of the celestial ''Dhyâni ''Buddhas {{etg-source|TG}}.
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|term=Bodhisattva
|person=No
|origin={{tip|Sk}}
|description=Lit., “he, whose essence (''sattva'') has become intelligence ''(bodhi'')”; those who need but one more incarnation to become perfect Buddhas, i.e., to be entitled to Nirvâna. This, as applied to ''Manushi ''(terrestrial) Buddhas. In the metaphysical sense, ''Bodhisattva ''is a title given to the sons of the celestial ''Dhyâni ''Buddhas {{etg-source|TG}}.
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