Bodhisattva
/ˌbəʊdiˈsætvə/noun
उच्चारण बोडिसैट्व
बोधिसत्व
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noun
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(in Mahayana Buddhism) a person who has reached enlightenment but chooses to delay nirvana in order to help others to reach it
बोधिसत्व
- The painting of the Bodhisattva Padmapani in the Ajanta caves is world-famous.
- Avalokiteshvara is the Bodhisattva of compassion.
AaSpelling
B-o-d-h-i-s-a-t-t-v-a, with double t and a v (not 'Bodhisatva' or 'Bodhisattwa').
B-o-d-h-i-s-a-t-t-v-a लिखें, double t और v के साथ ('Bodhisatva' या 'Bodhisattwa' नहीं)।
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General knowledge
The Jataka tales describe the earlier lives of the Buddha, when he was a Bodhisattva.
Jataka कथाएँ बुद्ध के पिछले जन्मों का वर्णन करती हैं, जब वे बोधिसत्व थे।