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摩訶薩埵

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Basic Meaning: mahāsattva

Senses:

  • Transliteration of the Sanskrit, meaning ' great sentient being.' One with great compassion and energy, who brings salvation to all living beings. Usually simply a term synonymous with bodhisattva 菩薩, but also refers specially to a great bodhisattva (Tib. sems dpa' che; Pāli mahāsatta). In his commentary on the Brahmāʼs Net Sutra, Wonhyo defines a mahāsattva in contrast to a bodhisattva by saying that a bodhisattvaʼs practices are oriented toward self-improvement, while a mahāsattvaʼs practices are oriented toward saving others. Also transcribed as 摩訶薩 and 摩訶刹頭; translated as 大心, 大士, 大衆生, and 大有情. [Charles Muller; source(s): Ui, Nakamura, Soothill, Hirakawa, Yokoi]
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    [Dictionary References]

    Bukkyō jiten (Ui) 997

    Bulgyo sajeon 199-I42

    Zengaku daijiten (Komazawa U.) 1171a

    Japanese-English Zen Buddhist Dictionary (Yokoi) 442

    Zen Dust (Sasaki) 239

    Bukkyōgo daijiten (Nakamura) 1277b

    Fo Guang Dictionary

    Ding Fubao

    Buddhist Chinese-Sanskrit Dictionary (Hirakawa) 0561

    Bukkyō daijiten (Mochizuki) (v.1-6)4659a, (v.9-10)581a

    Bukkyō daijiten (Oda) 1647-2

    Sanskrit-Tibetan Index for the Yogâcārabhūmi-śāstra (Yokoyama and Hirosawa)

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    Entry created: 2001-09-08

    Updated: 2023-12-08