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'''{{Style S-Small capitals|Bodhisattva}}'''. 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. | '''{{Style S-Small capitals|Bodhisattva}}'''. 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. | ||
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H. P. Blavatsky
Bodhisattva. 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.
Source: H. P. Blavatsky, The Theosophical Glossary, art. Bodhisattva